Ngozi is a town located in northern Burundi. It is the largest urban center in the Ngozi Province and the location of the provincial headquarters.

Location

The town of Ngozi is located in Ngozi Commune, in Ngozi Province, in central northern Burundi. This is approximately 125 km northeast of Bujumbura, the economic and financial capital of Burundi. Ngozi is located approximately 83 km north of the city of Gitega, the national political capital. The geographical coordinates of Ngozi Town are: 02°54'30.0"S, 29°49'37.0"E (Latitude: -2.908333; Longitude:29.826944). The town is nestled at an average elevation of 5925 ft above mean sea level.

Climate

Population

The national population census of 16 August 1990 enumerated the population at 14,511. On 16 August 2008, the national census that year put the population of Ngozi, Burundi at 39,774 people.

Economy

The residents in the town and surrounding communities are primarily subsistence agriculturalists who also keep domesticated animals, primarily cattle. Crops raised include maize, sweet potatoes, coffee, bananas, cassava, beans and tea. Light industrial activities include the processing of tea and mining of tin ore.

Education

The location of the campus of the University of Ngozi, a private university, that was established in 1999.

Banking

Ecobank Burundi, a commercial bank, maintains a branch in Ngozi, Burundi.

Electricity

The Kigoma–Butare–Ngozi–Gitega High Voltage Power Line, which connects the electricity grids of Rwanda and Burundi passes through the town of Ngozi, Burundi.