Hydrogeology of Burundi

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Compilers

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

Please cite this page as: Upton & Ó Dochartaigh, 2016.

Bibliographic reference: Upton, K. & Ó Dochartaigh, B.É. 2016. Africa Groundwater Atlas: Hydrogeology of Burundi. British Geological Survey. Accessed [date you accessed the information]. http://earthwise.bgs.ac.uk/index.php/Hydrogeology_of_Burundi

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Geographical Setting

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

Major surface water features 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

The geology map shows a simplified version of the geology at a national scale. More information is available in the report UN (1988) (see References section, below).

Simplified Geology of Burundi (For more information on the datasets used in the map see the the Geology resources page)

Hydrogeology

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

More information on the hydrogeology of Burundi is available in the report UN (1988) (see References section, below).

Groundwater use and management

Groundwater is used mainly in certain regions.

There is a database which in 2009 had limited information about groundwater sources. A GTZ-supported project included work to develop a central database at the national water authority.

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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