Buta, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Buta | |
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Location in Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
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Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Province | Orientale Province |
District | Bas-Uele District |
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 the Bas-Uele District, Orientale 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]
References
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- ↑ Doctors Without Borders Intervenes in Plague Outbreak in Congo
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