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Buta

Middle Africa

Buta is a city in the northern Democratic Republic of the Congo and the capital of Bas-Uele Province, lying on the Rubi River, a tributary of the Itimbiri. It had an estimated population of 55,313 in 2012 and is served by Buta Zega Airport. The city was historically an operational center for the Vicicongo railway line, which reached it on July 1, 1931. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
48,000 1
Population Estimate Year
2006 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Coastal
No 3
Climate Zone
Tropical 4
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 5
Sources
1. Buta, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Wikipedia)
Lead section
Quote, Lead section
Buta is a city in the northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, lying on the Rubi River, a tributary of the Itimbiri River.
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2. Opentopodata (SRTM 90 m): Opentopodata SRTM 90 m elevation at 2.7858,24.73 (Buta)
Opentopodata (SRTM 90 m)SRTM 90 m lookup at the GeoNames coordinates of Buta, 402 m
Quote, SRTM 90 m lookup at the GeoNames coordinates of Buta, 402 m
"elevation": 402.0
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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 2.75, 24.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 2.75, 24.75
2.75 24.75 Aw
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5. GeoNames: Buta - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 217570, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
Quote, cities500 record 217570, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
2.78582 24.72997 P PPLA CD 13 02 80751 402 Africa/Lubumbashi
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Buta (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Middle Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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