Buta, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Buta
Buta

Location in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Coordinates: 2°48′N 24°44′E / 2.800°N 24.733°E / 2.800; 24.733
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
Province Bas-Uele
Population (2009)
 • Total 50,130
Climate Aw
National language Lingala

Buta is a town and seat of Buta Territory in the northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, lying on the Rubi River, a tributary of the Itimbiri River. It is headquarters of Bas-Uele Province. As of 2009 it had an estimated population of 50,130.[1]

It is home to an airport and lies on the defunct narrow gauge railway from Bumba to Isiro.

In early 2005 the town was the centre of an outbreak of pulmonary plague.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Congo (Dem. Rep.): largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
  2. ↑ Doctors Without Borders Intervenes in Plague Outbreak in Congo


Coordinates: 2°48′N 24°44′E / 2.800°N 24.733°E / 2.800; 24.733


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