Nyabusyo River
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| Nyabusyo River | |
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| Native name | Rivière Nyabusyo (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | Burundi |
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| Mouth | |
• location | Nyakagezi River |
• coordinates | 3°03′33″S 29°56′22″E / 3.059138°S 29.939429°E |
The Nyabusyo River (French: Rivière Nyabusyo) is a river in Burundi, a tributary of the Kinyankuru River.
The Nyabusyo flows southwest along the border between Ngozi Province and Karuzi Province to join the Kinyankuru River from the left.[1] The Kinyankuru is in turn a tributary of the Ruvubu River.[2] Tributaries of the Nyabusyo include the Gashayura, Nyankezi and Tambi / Rusimbuko.[2]
Environment
The surroundings of Nyabusyo are a mosaic of farmland and natural vegetation.[3] The area is densely populated, with 331 inhabitants per square kilometer as of 2016.[4] The average annual temperature in the area is 20 °C (68 °F). The warmest month is September, when the average temperature is 22 °C (72 °F), and the coldest is April, with 18 °C (64 °F).[5] Average annual rainfall is 1,149 millimetres (45.2 in). The wettest month is December, with an average of 175 millimetres (6.9 in) of precipitation, and the driest is July, with 1 millimetre (0.039 in) of precipitation.[6]
Marshes
There is a 325 hectares (800 acres) unmanaged marsh on the Nyabusyo in the Commune of Tangara, Ngozi Province.[7] In Karuzi Province there is a 121 hectares (300 acres) unmanaged marsh on the Nyabusyo in the Commune of Bugenyuzi, and a 60 hectares (150 acres) unmanaged marsh on the Nyabusyo in the Commune of Gitaramuka.[8]