Katwa (commune) explained

Katwa
Pushpin Map:	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Unit Pref:	Metric
Population As Of:	2012
Population Total:	63,422
Population Density Km2:	auto

Katwa is a commune of Butembo^[1] in North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo, north of Lake Edward and close to the border with Uganda.^[2] As of 2012, it had an estimated population of 63,422^[3]

The town was seriously affected by the 2018–20 Kivu Ebola epidemic but a treatment centre set up by Médecins Sans Frontières was closed down in February 2019 after being attacked and partially burned, with one death.^[4] In June 2019 the WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom visited Katwa where he launched a new vaccination protocol.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: RDC: à Katwa, un centre de traitement Ebola incendié - RFI. RFI Afrique.
2. https://www.msf.org.uk/sites/uk/files/styles/bscms_wysiwyg/public/20190731_map_drc_ebola_english.jpg?itok=jDHy_iTn
3. Web site: Congo (Dem. Rep.): largest cities and towns and statistics of their population . World Gazetteer . https://archive.today/20130210151812/http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=gamelan&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&geo=-46 . 2013-02-10 . dead .
4. Web site: MSF Ebola centre in North Kivu inoperative after violent attack | Democratic Republic of Congo. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International.
5. Web site: WHO flags critical funding gap, calls for political parties to join fight against Ebola - Democratic Republic of the Congo. ReliefWeb.