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Bumba, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Bumba is a town and river port in the Mongala Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Lying on the Congo River, it is the administrative centre of the Bumba Territory. As of 2009, it has an estimated total population of 107,626 people. The town has neither electricity nor running water.

Bumba
Commune
Bumba in the Congo Free State, c. 1905
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Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}2°11′04″N 22°28′13″E / 2.18444°N 22.47028°E / 2.18444; 22.47028
DR Congo
Mongala
Bumba
409 m (1,342 ft)
107,307
Lingala
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Bumba is a town and river port in the Mongala Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Lying on the Congo River, it is the administrative centre of the Bumba Territory. As of 2009, it has an estimated total population of 107,626 people. The town has neither electricity nor running water.

As of 2007, the 600 mm (.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) narrow-gauge Vicicongo line from Bumba to Isiro is not operational (see Transport in the DR Congo). The town is served by Bumba Airport. The Congo River serves as the main transportation artery.

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02°11′04″N 22°28′13″E / 2.18444°N 22.47028°E / 2.18444; 22.47028

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