Bumba is a town and river port in the
Mongala Province of the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ...
. Lying on the
Congo River
The Congo River, formerly also known as the Zaire River, is the second-longest river in Africa, shorter only than the Nile, as well as the third-largest river in the world list of rivers by discharge, by discharge volume, following the Amazon Ri ...
, it is the administrative centre of the Bumba Territory. , it has an estimated total population of 107,626 people. The town has neither electricity nor running water.
Infrastructure
, the
narrow-gauge
A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge (distance between the rails) narrower than . Most narrow-gauge railways are between and .
Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with tighter curv ...
Vicicongo line from Bumba to
Isiro
Isiro () is the capital of Haut-Uele Province in the northeastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It lies between the Tropical rainforest, equatorial forest and the savannah and its main resource is coffee. Isiro's population is est ...
is not operational (see
Transport in the DR Congo). The town is served by
Bumba Airport. The
Congo River
The Congo River, formerly also known as the Zaire River, is the second-longest river in Africa, shorter only than the Nile, as well as the third-largest river in the world list of rivers by discharge, by discharge volume, following the Amazon Ri ...
serves as the main transportation artery.
Notable people
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Marcel Lihau
Climate
See also
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List of railway stations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Dr. Ngoy Mushola, the first person to record a description of
Ebola
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AS Lokole, a Congolese football club in Bumba
References
Populated places in Mongala
Communes of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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