Map of Buta, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Buta is the administrative centre of Bas-Uele, Democratic Republic of the Congo, with a population of about 80,751. It lies at 2.7858°N, 24.7300°E. Buta is about 1,312 km (815 mi) northeast of Kinshasa, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Aketi, 105 km to the west.
Buta at a glance
Region
Bas-Uele
Population
80,751GeoNames
Coordinates
2.7858, 24.73002°47′09″N 24°43′48″E
Time zone
Africa/LubumbashiUTC+02:00
Local time
–
Distance to Kinshasa
1,312 km (815 mi)
Where is Buta?
- 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 Buta
- Aketi — 105 km west
- Basoko — 212 km southwest
- Yangambi — 227 km south
- Kisangani — 258 km south
- Bumba — 260 km west
- Bangassou — 304 km northwest, Central African Republic
- Isiro — 321 km east
- Bakwa — 331 km northeast
- Lisala — 364 km west
- Babamba — 421 km southeast
Largest cities in Bas-Uele
- Aketi — 61,437
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.