Buta is a
city
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in the northern
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
Rubi River
The Rubi River () is a left tributary of the Itimbiri River, which forms where the Rubi joins the Likati River. Course
The Rubi River originates in the southeast of the Bas-Uélé province, then flows west until it meets the Likati near Djamba.
Th ...
, a
tributary
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of the
Itimbiri River
The Itimbiri River () is a right tributary of the Congo River, which it joins above Bumba. At one time it was important as a navigable waterway for transporting good from the northeast of the country down to the Congo.
Course
The Itimbiri Rive ...
. It is the capital of
Bas-Uele province. As of 2012, it had an estimated population of 55,313.
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
The Itimbiri River () is a right tributary of the Congo River, which it joins above Bumba. At one time it was important as a navigable waterway for transporting good from the northeast of the country down to the Congo.
Course
The Itimbiri Rive ...
past Buta to
Zobia,
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 ...
and
Mungbere. The line ran from
Kotili to Buta and onward to
Andoma The line reached Buta on 1 July 1931. A branch line to
Titulé via
Andoma opened on 11 November 1932. Buta became an operational center for Vicicongo.
History
In early 2005, the town was the centre of an outbreak of
pulmonary plague.
Education
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
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Buta () is a diocese located in the city of Buta, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Buta in the ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kisangani, Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ...
References
Sources
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Populated places in Bas-Uélé
Cities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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