 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (January 2010) |
Buta | |
|---|---|
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 | Madeleine Azevedo[1] |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 55,313 |
| 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 2012, it had an estimated population of 55,313.[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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Congo (Dem. Rep.): largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 2013-02-10.
- ^ Omasombo Tshonda 2014, p. 449.
- ^ Omasombo Tshonda 2014, p. 452.