Buyongwe River
| Buyongwe River | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Rivière Buyongwe (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | Burundi |
| Provinces | Ngozi, Kirundo, Muyinga |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Nyenzi, Gitobe |
| • coordinates | 2°43′03″S 30°11′22″E / 2.717561°S 30.189380°E |
| • elevation | 1,665 m (5,463 ft) |
| Mouth | Akanyaru River |
• location | Marangara, Ngozi |
• coordinates | 2°44′52″S 29°53′45″E / 2.74780°S 29.89586°E |
• elevation | 1,368 m (4,488 ft) |
| Length | 46 km (29 mi) |
| Basin size | 382.7 km2 (147.8 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Mouth |
| • average | 2.91 m3 (102.7 cu ft) |
| • minimum | 0.925 m3 (32.7 cu ft) |
| • maximum | 6.72 m3 (237.4 cu ft) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Akanyaru River → Nyabarongo → Kagera → Lake Victoria → White Nile → Nile → Mediterranean Sea |
| Population | 239,000 |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Gisuma River |
The Buyongwe River (French: Rivière Buyongwe) is a river in Burundi, a right tributary of the Akanyaru River.