Hydrogeology of Burundi

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Compilers

Dr Kirsty Upton and Brighid Ó Dochartaigh, British Geological Survey, UK

Geographical Setting

Map of Burundi (For more information on the datasets used in the map see the geography resources section)

General

Estimated Population in 2013*	10,162,532
Rural Population (% of total) (2013)*	88.5%
Total Surface Area*	25,680 sq km
Agricultural Land (% of total area) (2012)*	75.3%
Capital City	Bujumbura
Region	Eastern/Central Africa
Border Countries	Rwanda, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west
Annual Freshwater Withdrawal (2013)*	288 Million cubic metres
Annual Freshwater Withdrawal for Agriculture (2013)*	77.1%
Annual Freshwater Withdrawal for Domestic Use (2013)*	17%
Annual Freshwater Withdrawal for Industry (2013)*	5.9%
Rural Population with Access to Improved Water Source (2012)*	73.2%
Urban Population with Access to Improved Water Source (2012)*	91.5%

* Source: World Bank

Climate

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  Koppen Geiger Climate Zones
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  Average Annual Precipitation
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  Average Temperature

For further detail on the climate datasets used see the climate resources section.

Surface water

Surface Water Map of Burundi (For more information on the datasets used in the map see the surface water resources section)

Soil

Soil Map of Burundi (For map key and more information on the datasets used in the map see the soil resources section)

Land cover

Land Cover Map of Burundi (For map key and more information on the datasets used in the map see the land cover resources section)

Geology

This section provides a summary of the geology of Burundi. More information is available in the report [(http://www.bgs.ac.uk/africagroundwateratlas/fulldetails.cfm?id=AGLA060003 Groundwater in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa: Burundi] UN 1988) (see References section, below).

The geology map shows a simplified version of the geology at a national scale (see the Geology resources page for more details).

Hydrogeology

This section provides a summary of the hydrogeology of the main aquifers in COUNTRY. More information is available in the report [ADD LINK UN] (1988) (see References section, below).

The hydrogeology map shows a simplified version of the type and productivity of the main aquifers at a national scale (see the Aquifer properties resource page for more details).

Transboundary aquifers

For further information about transboundary aquifers, please see the Transboundary aquifers resources page

References

References with more information on the geology and hydrogeology of Burundi can be accessed through the Africa Groundwater Literature Archive.

United Nations. 1989. Groundwater in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa: Burundi. United Nations Department of Technical Cooperation for Development.

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