Butembo
Sign in to savethumb|Taken from the Airtel building. This picture was taken before the road was painted with lanes. Butembo is a city in North Kivu, in the north eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on the Rwenzori graben and west of Virunga National Park. The city is an important commercial centre with large markets, a cathedral, multiple large hospitals, and an airport. It is the city where live the most prosperous businessmen of the East of the country. The city is located in a region known for tea and coffee growing. As of 2024 it had an estimated population of 154,621.
Key facts
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- Butembo
- Settlement.official_name
- Ville de Butembo
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- City
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- Photo RN num 4 Ville de Butembo.jpg
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- 250px
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- Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- bottom
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- Q8972965
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- Location in Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- 250
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- Country
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- 25px DR Congo
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- Province
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- North Kivu
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- Communes
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- para
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- Bulengera
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- Kimemi
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thumb|Taken from the Airtel building. This picture was taken before the road was painted with lanes. Butembo is a city in North Kivu, in the north eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on the Rwenzori graben and west of Virunga National Park. The city is an important commercial centre with large markets, a cathedral, multiple large hospitals, and an airport. It is the city where live the most prosperous businessmen of the East of the country. The city is located in a region known for tea and coffee growing. As of 2024 it had an estimated population of 154,621.
==Overview== Butembo is 90% populated by the Nande tribe, a community distinguished by ethnic solidarity, conservative moral standards and influential leaders.