Buta, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Provincial capital and city in Bas-Uele, DR Congo

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 / 2.800; 24.733
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]

## History

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

## Education

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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

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* Roman Catholic Diocese of Buta

## References

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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

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* Omasombo Tshonda, Jean (2014), Bas-Uele Pouvoirs locaux et économie agricole : héritages d'un passé brouillé (PDF) (in French), Musée royal de l’Afrique centrale, ISBN 978-9-4916-1586-3, retrieved 2020-08-30

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Capitals of the provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

* Bandundu (Kwilu)
* Boende (Tshuapa)
* Bukavu (Sud-Kivu)
* Bunia (Ituri)
* Buta (Bas-Uele)
* Gbadolite (Nord-Ubangi)
* Gemena (Sud-Ubangi)
* Goma (Nord-Kivu)
* Inongo (Mai-Ndombe)
* Isiro (Haut-Uele)
* Kabinda (Lomami)
* Kalemie (Tanganyika)
* Kamina (Haut-Lomami)
* Kananga (Kasai-Central)
* Kenge (Kwango)
* Kindu (Maniema)
* Kisangani (Tshopo)
* Kolwezi (Lualaba)
* Lisala (Mongala)
* Lubumbashi (Haut‑Katanga)
* Lusambo (Sankuru)
* Matadi (Kongo Central)
* Mbandaka (Équateur)
* Mbuji-Mayi (Kasaï Oriental)
* Tshikapa (Kasaï)

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