Businga | |
Settlement Type: | Commune |
Pushpin Map: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Nord-Ubangi |
Subdivision Type2: | Territory |
Subdivision Name2: | Businga |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2009 |
Population Total: | 32584 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Timezone: | West Africa Time |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Coordinates: | 3.3397°N 20.87°W |
Businga is a town in Nord-Ubangi Province of north-western Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the administrative center of the territory of the same name. In 2009 it had an estimated population of 32,584.[1]
Businga is located on the Mongala River, approximately 120 miles northeast of its confluence with the Congo River. 6 miles further to the east, the Mongala River bifurcates into the Ebola River to the north – the namesake of the deadly Ebola virus.