Official Name: | Bumba |
Settlement Type: | Commune |
Pushpin Map: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Mongala |
Subdivision Type2: | Territory |
Subdivision Name2: | Bumba |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Total: | 107307 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 2.1844°N 22.4703°W |
Elevation M: | 409 |
Blank Name: | National Language |
Blank Info: | Lingala |
Blank1 Name: | Climate |
Blank1 Info: | Af |
Bumba is a town and river port in Mongala Province, in the northern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, lying on the River Congo. It is the administrative center of Bumba Territory. As of 2009 it had an estimated population of 107,626.[1] The town has neither electricity nor running water.[2]
The narrow gauge Vicicongo line from Bumba to Isiro as of 2007 is not operational (see Transport in DR Congo). The town is served by Bumba Airport. The Congo River serves as the main transportation artery.