Musongati
Musongati is a town in the Commune of Musongati, Rutana Province, in south-eastern Burundi.
Location
Musongati is located in Musongati Commune, Rutana Province, approximately, by road, south-east of Bujumbura, the financial capital and largest city in Burundi. This is approximately, by road, south-east of Gitega, the capital city of Burundi.Overview
Musongati is the location of significant deposits of nickel, platinum, palladium, copper, gold and iron. The minerals are developed by Burundi Musongati Mining, a public-private-partnership company, co-owned by Kermas Corporation and by the Government of Burundi.Transport
It is on the route of the proposed railway from Tanzania to the Burundi capital Gitega.Therefore, there are unlimited contentions whether they should change the route since Musongati has Nickel deposit and has also numerous chutes of water.