Map of Aketi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Aketi is a city in Bas-Uele, Democratic Republic of the Congo, with a population of about 61,437. It lies at 2.7388°N, 23.7833°E. Aketi is about 1,226 km (762 mi) northeast of Kinshasa, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Buta, 105 km to the east.
Aketi at a glance
Region
Bas-Uele
Population
61,437GeoNames
Coordinates
2.7388, 23.78332°44′20″N 23°47′00″E
Time zone
Africa/LubumbashiUTC+02:00
Local time
–
Distance to Kinshasa
1,226 km (762 mi)
Where is Aketi?
- Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 11 h 58 min on the shortest day to 12 h 17 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Aketi
- Buta — 105 km east
- Bumba — 158 km southwest
- Basoko — 168 km south
- Yangambi — 231 km south
- Bangassou — 247 km northwest, Central African Republic
- Lisala — 260 km west
- Kisangani — 293 km southeast
- Businga — 329 km west
- Gbadolite — 353 km northwest
- Binga — 367 km west
Largest cities in Bas-Uele
- Buta — 80,751
Largest cities in Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Kinshasa — 16,000,000
- Lubumbashi — 2,221,925
- Mbuji-Mayi — 2,101,332
- Kisangani — 1,602,144
- Kananga — 1,271,704
- Bukavu — 816,811
- Kolwezi — 790,248
- Likasi — 635,768
- Tshikapa — 634,529
- Kikwit — 509,367
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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.