Bumba, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Bumba
Bumba in the Congo Free State, c. 1905
Bumba in the Congo Free State, c. 1905
Bumba is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Bumba
Bumba
Bumba is located in Africa
Bumba
Bumba
Location within Africa
Coordinates: 2°11′04″N 22°28′13″E / 2.18444°N 22.47028°E / 2.18444; 22.47028
Country DR Congo
ProvinceMongala
TerritoryBumba
Elevation
409 m (1,342 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total107,307
National LanguageLingala
ClimateAf

Bumba is a town and river port in the Mongala Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Lying on the Congo River, it is the administrative centre of the Bumba Territory. As of 2009, it has an estimated total population of 107,626 people.[1] The town has neither electricity nor running water.[2]

  1. ^ "Congo (Dem. Rep.): largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved January 21, 2009.[dead link]
  2. ^ Poon, Linda (3 May 2015). "What Happens To A Country When An Outbreak Of Ebola Ends?". NPR. Retrieved 4 May 2015.