Bunia

Bunia is the capital city of Ituri Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It was part of the Orientale Province until that province's dissolution.

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Settlement.name: Bunia
Settlement.official_name: Ville de Bunia
Settlement.settlement_type: Provincial capital and city
Settlement.image_skyline: Bunia.JPG
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: Bunia from the air, looking north toward the Nyakasanza district
Settlement.pushpin_map: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: 25px Democratic Republic of the Congo
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Ituri
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Ferdinand Fimbo Lebilye
Settlement.total_type: City
Settlement.area_total_km2: 576

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Official name: Bunia
Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Located in: Ituri Province
Population: 327837
Area: 57.6
Elevation: 1277
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Capital of: Ituri Province
Image: Bunia.JPG

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Commons category: Bunia
topic's main category: Category:Bunia
native label: Bunia
inception: 1946-00-00
P12749: Rudolf Friml

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Bunia is the capital city of Ituri Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It was part of the Orientale Province until that province's dissolution.

It lies at an elevation of on a plateau about west of Lake Albert in the Albertine Rift, and about east of the Ituri Rainforest.

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