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Butembo

Middle Africa

Butembo is a city in North Kivu province in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, which grew from the village of Lusando, gained recognition as an indigenous city in 1949 and received full city status by presidential decree in 2001. About 90 percent of its residents belong to the Nande ethnic group, and it functions as a major trading hub supplying goods to other cities in eastern DRC, with surrounding areas growing tea, coffee, cocoa and cinchona. The city suffered severe disruption during the 2018-2019 Ebola outbreak, including attacks on treatment centres.

Facts
Population
154,621 1
Area (sq km)
190.34 1
Founding Year
2001 2
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Elevation (m)
1381 1
Latitude
0.1251 degrees north 1
Longitude
29.299 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Mountain 2
Coastal
No 3
Climate Zone
Tropical 4
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 5
Sources
1. Butembo (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 154,621 (2024)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 0.1251, longitude 29.299
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 1381 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 190.34 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 154621 (2024)
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2. Butembo (Wikipedia)
  • Wikipedia infobox field 'established_date/founded' = '2001'
  • Infobox: elevation_m
    1750
  • In Group: Cities of Middle Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Democratic Republic of the Congo
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Geography note and Coastline
Quote, Geography note and Coastline
the narrow strip of land that controls the lower Congo River is the DRC's only outlet to the South Atlantic Ocean
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 0.25, 29.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 0.25, 29.25
0.25 29.25 As
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5. GeoNames: Butembo - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 217562
Quote, cities500 record 217562
0.14164 29.29117 P PPLA3 CD 11 10 287 286242 1736 Africa/Lubumbashi
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Wikidata: Butembo
Wikidata Q518785, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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