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| Country |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Province | Ituri Province |
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| - Mayor | Marie Louise Uronya Fwanuti |
Bunia is a city in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and is the capital of Ituri Province (and formerly the headquarters of Ituri district of the former Orientale Province, pre-2006 constitution). The Democratic Republic of the Congo (République démocratique du Congo often referred to as DR Congo, DRC or RDC, and formerly known or referred to See also Subdivisions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Article 2 of the 2005 Congolese Constitution which came into effect in February 2006 specifies twenty-five new provinces Ituri is a province located in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC The Democratic Republic of the Congo (République démocratique du Congo often referred to as DR Congo, DRC or RDC, and formerly known or referred to Ituri is a province located in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC Orientale (also Oriental (formerly Haut-Zaire is a province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It lies at an elevation of 1275 m on a plateau about 30 km west of Lake Albert in the Great Rift Valley, and about 25 km east of the Ituri Forest. Lake Albert or Albert Lake may refer to Lake Albert (Africa, one of the African Great Lakes Lake Albert (South Australia The Great Rift Valley is a name given in the late 19th century by English explorer John Walter Gregory to the continuous geographic trough approximately in length that runs The Ituri Rainforest is located in the Ituri region of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo formerly called Zaire
The city is at the center of the Ituri conflict between the Lendu and Hema. The Ituri conflict is a conflict between the agriculturalist Lendu and pastoralist Hema ethnic groups in the Ituri region of northeastern Democratic The Lendu are an ethno-linguistic agriculturalist group residing in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in the area west and northwest of Lake Albert, in particular The Hema are an ethnic group with about 160000 members located in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, in particular the Ituri region and Orientale In the Second Congo War the city and district were the scene of much fighting and many civilian deaths from this conflict, and related clashes between militias and Uganda-based forces. The Second Congo War, also known as Africa's World War and the Great War of Africa, began in August 1998 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly The term militia is commonly used today to refer to a military force composed of ordinary Citizens to provide defense emergency law enforcement or Paramilitary service The Republic of Uganda is a Landlocked country in East Africa. Consequently the city is the base of one of the largest United Nations peace-keeping forces in Africa, and its headquarters in northeastern DRC. The Mission of the United Nations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC abbreviated MONUC (a French Acronym for M ission The area's natural resources include gold mines over which militias and foreign forces have been fighting. "Gold mine" redirects here See Goldmine for other uses of the term
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Transport
The main dirt highways connecting north-eastern DR Congo with Kisangani to the west and Butembo and Goma to the south pass through Bunia, but have fallen into disrepair and are virtually impassable, especially after the frequent rains. Kisangani, formerly Stanleyville or Stanleystad, (population 500000 is a City in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Central Africa Butembo is a City in North Kivu, in the north eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, lying west of the Virunga National Park. Goma is a City in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the northern shore of Lake Kivu, next to the Rwandan city of Gisenyi The United Nations, the DRC government, aid agencies and mining companies all rely on air transport using Bunia Airport's 1. Bunia Airport is an airport in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo. 9 km paved runway.
Bunia is only 40 km from the Ugandan border running down Lake Albert, but there are no road connections across the Great Rift Valley to the closest Ugandan towns of Toro and Fort Portal. Fort Portal is a town in western Uganda and the seat of both the Kabarole District and the Toro kingdom. Instead a dirt highway going north-east reaches Arua and Gulu north of the lake. Arua, pop 29828 is a Town in Arua District in north western Uganda. Gulu is the commercial and administrative centre of Gulu District in Uganda, located at 2˚46'00N 32˚16'00E on the Metre gauge Railway from Before the war made the route impassable, this was the chief trade route between the DRC and Uganda, as well between the DRC and Juba in Sudan, and Bunia was an important market city, for cross-border trade as well as internal trade. Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa.
The supposed route of the Lagos-Mombasa Highway passes just to the south of Bunia, emphasising its potential as a centre of trade, but that transnational highway does not exist as a viable route through the DRC. The Lagos - Mombasa Highway (also known as the Mombasa-Lagos Highway) is Trans-African Highway 8 and is principal road route between West
Bunia is linked to the small port of Kisenye on Lake Albert by a 60-kilometre dirt track via Bogoro, which has a spectacular and dangerous 600-metre descent of the western escarpment of the Great Rift Valley. Kisenye has a 100 m jetty from which boat transport can link with Mahagi-Port at the north end of the lake, and with Butiaba on the Ugandan side and Pakwach on the Albert Nile. Pakwach is a town in northwestern Uganda Railways It is the country’s railhead on the White Nile not far north of the outlet from Lake Albert. The White Nile ( Arabic: النيل الأبيض transliterated: an-Nīl al-Ābyadˤ) is a River of Africa, one of the two main
Other features in the locality
Mount Hoyo is 35 km south-west of Bunia. The Shari River flows along the north-western outskirts of the city. The Ituri River flows around 35 km west of Bunia. The Aruwimi River is a Tributary of the Congo River, located to the north and east of the Congo The confluence of the Shari and Ituri is about 45 km south-southwest of Bunia. [1]
Although Bunia is about 170 km north of the Equator, the city was featured in the BBC television travel documentary Equator made in 2006, since it was one of the few places near the Equator in eastern DRC where the safety of the TV crew could be assured, by the presence of the large UN peace-keeping force. Equator is a BBC Television documentary series in three parts charting presenter Simon Reeve's journey along the Equator
External links
- Detailed Map of Bunia
- Map of tribal areas of Ituri
- Congo's battle with disarmament, BBC, 9 June 2005
- Watch Equator, the BBC TV program featuring Bunia
References
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