Buta, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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 2012, it had an estimated population of 55,313.[2]

Buta
Provincial capital and city
Ville de Buta
Catholics in Buta around 1942
Catholics in Buta around 1942
Buta is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Buta
Buta
Location in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Coordinates: 2°48′N 24°44′E
Country DR Congo
ProvinceBas-Uele
CommunesBabade, Dobea, Finant, Tepatondele
Government
 • MayorMadeleine Azevedo[1]
Population
 (2012)
 • Total55,313
Time zoneUTC+2 (Central Africa Time)
ClimateAw
National languageLingala

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. Buta became an operational center for Vicicongo.[4]

History

In early 2005, the town was the centre of an outbreak of pulmonary plague.[5]

Education

Buta has many primary schools for students aged 6 to 14. After primary school is secondary school. Secondary school students are admitted into a 2 year orientation designed to deepen their understanding of what they learnt in primary school during their 7th and 8th year of school. This orientation period also allows students to choose more specific studies to focus their education. The school also offers a 4 year study period post-orientation before students go to university.

See also

References
  1. Goy Moteka, Emmanuel (13 February 2023). "Bas – Uélé : lancement officiel et installation du comité directeur de l'association des jeunes de l'espace grande orientale coordination de Bas – Uélé". Bas-Uélé News (in French). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  2. "Congo (Dem. Rep.): largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 2013-02-10.
  3. Omasombo Tshonda 2014, p. 449.
  4. Omasombo Tshonda 2014, p. 452.
  5. "Doctors Without Borders Intervenes in Plague Outbreak in Congo". MSF. Archived from the original on 2012-05-14. Retrieved 2010-03-10.

Sources

2°48′N 24°44′E


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