Official Name: | Bumba |
Settlement Type: | Commune |
Pushpin Map: | Democratic Republic of the Congo#Africa |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the Democratic Republic of the Congo##Location within Africa |
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 the Mongala Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Lying on the Congo River, it is the administrative centre of the Bumba Territory., it has an estimated total population of 107,626 people.[1] The town has neither electricity nor running water.[2]
, the 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.