Butembo

Butembo
Coordinates	0 ° 19 ′  N , 29 ° 17 ′  E Coordinates: 0 ° 19 ′  N , 29 ° 17 ′  E
Basic data
Country	Democratic Republic of Congo
province	North Kivu
Residents	217,625 (2012)
Butembos main street

Butembo is a city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo . It is located in the province of North Kivu in the east of the country and is the second largest city in the province after Goma . To the east of Butembo is the Virunga National Park . According to an estimate, 217,625 people lived in the city in 2012.

Until the civil war in Eastern Congo , Butembo was an important center of the region, with a large market center as well as a hospital and an airport. The Université Catholique du Graben has been located in the city since 1989 .

Butembo and its suburb Katwa were significantly affected by the Ebola fever epidemic that raged in the Congo from 2018 to 2020 .

Population development

year	Survey type	Residents
1984	census	73,312
2004	calculation	165.333
2012	calculation	217.625

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Congo (Dem. Rep.) - largest cities (per geographical entity) ( Memento of the original from October 18, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , World Gazetteer, accessed November 17, 2012  
2. ↑ Université Catholique du Graben (website)
3. ↑ situation epidemiologique dans les provinces du Nord Kivu et de l'Ituri. Dr. Oly Ilunga Kalenga , Ministre de la Santé, December 31, 2018, accessed December 31, 2018 (French).