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17-651: Mugere may refer to: Mugere River , a river in Burundi Mugere, Burundi , location of the Livingstone–Stanley Monument , just south of the river near its mouth Mugere Hydroelectric Power Station in Burundi, on the river Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Mugere . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

34-457: Is 20 °C (68 °F). The warmest month is July, when the average temperature is 24 °C (75 °F), and the coldest is November, with 16 °C (61 °F). Average annual rainfall is 1,304 millimetres (51.3 in). The rainiest month is December, with an average of 200 millimetres (7.9 in) of precipitation, and the driest is July, with 15 millimetres (0.59 in) of precipitation. The 8 MW Mugere Hydroelectric Power Station

51-547: Is a public market in the south of Bujumbura , Burundi. Ruziba Market is in the Ruziba quarter of the Kanyosha zone, Commune of Muha , Bujumbura Mairie Province. In May 2014 a block of latrines was opened at the market, and daily visits quickly increased from 300 to over 1,000. There were 3 latrines, 2 showers and a sink in the women's block, and 2 latrines, 2 urinals and a sink in the men's block. The latrines were built with help from

68-652: Is joined by the Nyamaruvya River from the left to the east of Gakara colline. It flows north-northwest to Rukingiro colline, where it is joined from the right by the Ngoma River. It continues west-northwest past the Nyarwedeka and Rubanda collines. The Mugere is joined by the Mahangwe River from the right (north) before Nyankere colline, where there is an electric power station. It flows in a west-northwest direction, and

85-571: Is joined from the left (south) by the Nyarubenga at Nuamusenyi. It continues west under the RN3 highway and enters Lake Tanganyika through an area of marshland just north of Ramba. The Livingstone–Stanley Monument is near its mouth. The area around the Mugere River is densely populated, with 530 inhabitants per square kilometer as of 2016. The climate in the area is temperate. The average annual temperature

102-523: The Commune of Kabezi in Bujumbura Rural Province . The temporary market was established 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from the old Ruziba market. In January 2016 the river overflowed and swept away more than 50 market stalls and some goods. It caused flooding in shops under construction in the market, and the collapse of some plots of land. The market still did not have access to drinking water, and

119-654: The Luxembourg Red Cross. The lack of latrines and drinking water had previously caused diseases such as cholera. In 2016 seven markets in Bujumbura were closed so they could be rehabilitated with funding from the European Union. Traders were given a deadline of 18 January 2016 to vacate their stalls. Temporary sites were allocated for the markets. Kinama Market was given the Kinama zone football field, Ngagara Market had

136-716: The Methodist Church field, Musaga Market had the SOCARTI field, Kinindo Market had the Kibenga field and Ruziba Market was relocated to a place called Kigobe beside the Mugere River . Some traders moved to the temporary markets, and others to different markets that remained open. In November 2016, ambassadors from the European Union visited the market accompanied by the Mayor of Bujumbura to assess progress of construction. The modern market

153-488: The latrines were still being built. In January 2018 traders in the temporary market were demanding that the rebuilt market be opened, since it had been declared complete and officially accepted in August 2017. Ruziba Market finally reopened around January 2019. It had been renovated at a cost of about 1 million euros, provided by the European Union. It has over 600 stalls, a cold room and three hangars. As of September 2020 there

170-427: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mugere&oldid=1240118747 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Mugere River The river runs in a generally southeast - northwest direction from

187-445: The river to get to school. For some time, rubble and gravel were extracted by cooperatives from the bed of the river for use in construction in Bujumbura. In some sites, this created a risk of landslides. As of October 2023 the sites on the Mugere River upstream of the RN3 bridge were closed. All but one of the sites downstream of the bridge had been reopened. Ruziba Market The Ruziba Market ( French : Marché de Ruziba )

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204-556: The southeast of the province, south of Mukike, to enter Lake Tanganyika south of Nyabugete . It flows to the lake from the Commune of Mukike through the Commune of Mutambu and the Commune of Kabezi . The Mugere River rises to the west of the Kivumu colline and flows north past the heights of the Mukike colline before turning northwest and flowing past Mayuyu colline to the Mutobo colline. It

221-625: The state-owned water and power utility Regideso, Burundi . In January 2013 an expert in geomorphology warned that there was a risk that the Muhere dam in the Giheta colline would collapse. In several places cracks were visible on the hill, and the road to the dam was cut in three places. If heavy rain continued, the Giheta River could flood the dam. While the Ruziba Market was being rebuilt, in 2015 it

238-559: Was being built on a 1,667 square metres (17,940 sq ft) site, with over 620 stalls and four hangars. It would have modern security, evacuation and fire protection systems. Over 600 people were working on the project, which began in January 2016 and was expected to complete early in 2017. While the Ruziba Market was being rebuilt, it was temporarily relocated to a site beside the Mugere River, which divides Bujumbura Mairie Province from

255-489: Was still no electricity in the market, a particular problem for sellers of fresh fish and meat. The market is in a poor area, and customers from the city center do not visit it. As of January 2021 many of the stalls were unoccupied. Customers from the new Nyabugete quarter came to buy fruit and vegetables, and other customers came from the nearby collines of Kabezi, Burima and Nyamaboko. The market sells Ndagala fish from Rumonge Province , either fresh or smoked, or cooked at

272-475: Was temporarily relocated to a site beside the Mugere River. In January 2016 the river overflowed and swept away more than 50 market stalls and some goods. It caused flooding in shops under construction in the market, and the collapse of some plots of land. In March 2023 during the rainy season the log bridge over the Mugere River in Mutambu was carried away by the waters of the river. Students had difficulty crossing

289-427: Was the first hydroelectric plant in Burundi. The government of China financed its original construction in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It was commissioned in 1982. Successive rehabilitation projects were undertaken with Chinese financing in 1987, 1993, 2000 and 2009–2010. As of 2010 the power station provided almost 30% of the electricity supplied to the city of Bujumbura , and 40% of the hydroelectric capacity of

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