Buta 1972667 214394185 2008-05-23T10:32:46Z Blofeld of SPECTRE 1616157 {{Infobox Settlement {{otheruses}} {{Infobox Settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> |official_name = Buta |other_name = |native_name = <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English --> |nickname = |settlement_type = <!--For Town or Village (Leave blank for the default City)--> |motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |dot_mapsize = |dot_map_caption = |dot_x = |dot_y = |pushpin_map = Democratic Republic of the Congo<!-- the name of a location map as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map --> |pushpin_label_position =bottom |pushpin_map_caption =Location in Democratic Republic of the Congo <!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = [[Image:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg|25px]] [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] |subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|Province]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Bas-Uele Province]] |subdivision_type2 = |subdivision_name2 = |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 = <!-- Politics -----------------> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = <!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title = <!-- Settled --> |established_date = |established_title2 = <!-- Incorporated (town) --> |established_date2 = |established_title3 = <!-- Incorporated (city) --> |established_date3 = <!-- Area ---------------------> |area_magnitude = |unit_pref =Imperial <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired--> |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = <!-- ALL fields dealing with a measurements are subject to automatic unit conversion--> |area_land_km2 = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on automatic unit conversion--> |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank1_km2 = |area_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- Population -----------------------> |population_as_of =2005 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title = |population_blank1 = |population_blank2_title = |population_blank2 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- General information ---------------> |timezone = |utc_offset = |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |latd=2|latm=48|lats= |latNS=N |longd=24 |longm=44|longs=|longEW=E |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags--> |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> |postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Buta''' is a town in the northern [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], lying on the [[Itimbiri River]], and headquarters of the [[Bas-Uele Province]] to be inaugurated by 2009. It is home to an [[airport]] and lies on the defunct narrow gauge [[railway]] from [[Bumba, Democratic Republic of the Congo|Bumba]] to [[Isiro]]. In early [[2005]] the town was the centre of an outbreak of [[pulmonary plague]]. {{DRCongo-geo-stub}} {{New DRC provincial capitals}} {{coor title dm|2|48|N|24|44|E|region:CD_type:city}} [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in the Democratic Republic of the Congo]] [[Category:Bas-Uele Province]] [[de:Buta (Stadt)]] [[fr:Buta]] [[pl:Buta]] [[ro:Buta]]