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Rusaka

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Air quality index

35Good
Coordinates-3.44°, 29.63°

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City facts

Overview

The commune of Rusaka is a commune of Mwaro Province in central Burundi. The capital lies at Mwaro (Rusaka).In recent years forest development in this agricultural commune has resulted in arid soils in some parts. In June 2003, FDD combatants killed three civilians and burned local government buildings and a cooperative in the commune.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-3.4401
Longitude
29.6319
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
35
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
5.7
PM10 (µg/m³)
6.1
Ozone (µg/m³)
11
NO₂ (µg/m³)
5.4

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
63
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo
    Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia
    4
  • Nile crocodile
    Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti, 1768 · Crocodylia
    3
  • African Stonechat
    Saxicola torquatus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    3
  • Yellow-billed Stork
    Mycteria ibis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    2
  • White-necked Raven
    Corvus albicollis Latham, 1790 · Aves
    2
  • Red-billed Firefinch
    Lagonosticta senegala (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    2
  • Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
    Uraeginthus bengalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    2
  • Baglafecht Weaver
    Ploceus baglafecht (Daudin, 1802) · Aves
    2

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
19
Largest magnitude
5.2
Largest event
2025-07-28

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

E
Evelyne Butoyi
Burundi politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Mwaro

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.97
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,816

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
17
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Common Hippopotamus
Common Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius
Seen 2025-11-08
Lead Bladderwort
Lead Bladderwort
Utricularia livida
Seen 2025-03-17
Genlisea subglabra
Genlisea subglabra
Genlisea subglabra
Seen 2025-03-17
Canary bird bush
Canary bird bush
Crotalaria agatiflora
Seen 2023-04-21
Cape gooseberry
Cape gooseberry
Physalis peruviana
Seen 2023-04-21
Crassocephalum vitellinum
Crassocephalum vitellinum
Crassocephalum vitellinum
Seen 2020-01-04
Fly Agaric
Fly Agaric
Amanita muscaria
Seen 2014-04-19
Coarse Chameleon
Coarse Chameleon
Trioceros rudis
Seen 2014-04-19
common lantana
common lantana
Lantana camara
Seen 2013-06-08

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API