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Butembo
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thumb|Taken from the Airtel building. This picture was taken before the road was painted with lanes. Butembo is a city in North Kivu, in the north eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on the Rwenzori graben and west of Virunga National Park. The city is an important commercial centre with large markets, a cathedral, multiple large hospitals, and an airport. It is the city where live the most prosperous businessmen of the East of the country. The city is located in a region known for tea and coffee growing. As of 2024 it had an estimated population of 154,621.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Butembo
Settlement.official_name
Ville de Butembo
Settlement.settlement_type
City
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Photo RN num 4 Ville de Butembo.jpg
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250px
Settlement.pushpin_map
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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bottom
Settlement.mapframe id
Q8972965
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Democratic Republic of the Congo
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250
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
25px DR Congo
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Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
North Kivu
Settlement.parts_type
Communes
Settlement.parts_style
para
Settlement.p1
Bulengera
Settlement.p2
Kimemi

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Encyclopedic overview

14 sections
Contents
  • Overview
  • Geography
  • Demographics
  • Administration
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Universities
  • High schools
  • Health
  • History
  • Ebola
  • Climate
  • References
  • External links

thumb|Taken from the Airtel building. This picture was taken before the road was painted with lanes. Butembo is a city in North Kivu, in the north eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on the Rwenzori graben and west of Virunga National Park. The city is an important commercial centre with large markets, a cathedral, multiple large hospitals, and an airport. It is the city where live the most prosperous businessmen of the East of the country. The city is located in a region known for tea and coffee growing. As of 2024 it had an estimated population of 154,621.

==Overview== Butembo is 90% populated by the Nande tribe, a community distinguished by ethnic solidarity, conservative moral standards and influential leaders.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Butembo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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