Buta, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Buta | |
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Provincial capital and city | |
| Ville de Buta | |
 Catholics in Buta around 1942 | |
  Buta Location in Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Coordinates: 2°48′N 24°44′E / 2.800°N 24.733°E | |
| Country |  DR Congo |
| Province | Bas-Uele |
| Communes | Babade, Dobea, Finant, Tepatondele |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Charlie Kwateba |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 50,130 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (Central Africa Time) |
| Climate | Aw |
| National language | Lingala |
Buta is a city in the northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, lying on the Rubi River, a tributary of the Itimbiri River. It is the capital of Bas-Uele province. As of 2009, it had an estimated population of 50,130.[2]
It is home to the Buta Zega Airport.
Buta lies on the defunct narrow gauge Vicicongo line built by the Société des Chemins de Fer Vicinaux du Congo that ran east from Aketi on the Itimbiri River past Buta to Zobia, Isiro and Mungbere. The line ran from Kotili to Buta and onward to Andoma[3] The line reached Buta on 1 July 1931. A branch line to Titulé via Andoma opened on 11 November 1932.[citation needed] Buta became an operational center for Vicicongo.[4]
In early 2005, the town was the centre of an outbreak of pulmonary plague.[5]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Okonda, Francois (13 June 2019). "Bas-Uele : » Buta peine à se faire ville suite à l'incivisme fiscal », dixit le maire Charlie Kwateba". Les Depêches de la Tshopo (in French). Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ "Congo (Dem. Rep.): largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved January 21, 2009.[dead link]
- ^ Omasombo Tshonda 2014, p. 449.
- ^ Omasombo Tshonda 2014, p. 452.
- ^ "Doctors Without Borders Intervenes in Plague Outbreak in Congo". MSF. Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
Sources[]
- Omasombo Tshonda, Jean (2014), Bas-Uele Pouvoirs locaux et économie agricole : héritages d'un passé brouillé (PDF) (in French), Musée royal de l’Afrique centrale, ISBN 978-9-4916-1586-3, retrieved 2020-08-30
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