Buta, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Buta is a regional capital of 80,751 people in Bas-Uele, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Why visit Buta
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About Buta
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.
From the Wikipedia article Buta, Democratic Republic of the Congo (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Schools, colleges and libraries4
History
In early 2005, the town was the centre of an outbreak of pulmonary plague.
From the History section of Buta, Democratic Republic of the Congo on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Buta
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Getting there and nearby towns
Buta Zega (BZU) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 8 km away.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- CH-NB - Belgisch-Kongo, Buta- Alltagsszene - Annemarie Schwarzenbach - SLA-Schwarzenbach-A-5-25-156, Annemarie Schwarzenbach, Public domain
- Street-level photo, pmbuya, CC BY-SA 4.0
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