Buta, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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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]