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Discover Butumba in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Butumba in the region of Democratic Republic of the Congo (general) is a town located in Democratic Republic of the Congo - some 950 mi or ( 1530 km ) East of Kinshasa , the country's capital .

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Local time in Butumba is now 10:32 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Lubumbashi " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Tabora, Mwanza, Kigoma, Kigali, and Wolaneki. When in this area, you might want to check out Tabora . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Butumba ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Mulenge

Mulenge is a city of the Kigoma group in Uvira Territory, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. It is located on the highlands overlooking the town of Uvira. The town's name gave rise to the term Banyamulenge, literally "people of Mulenge", a name for the mainly Tutsi Kinyarwanda speakers resident in South Kivu.

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Located at -3.12 29.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: South Kivu

2010 South Kivu road tanker explosion

The 2010 South Kivu road tanker explosion took place late in the afternoon of 2 July 2010 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A road tanker travelling from Tanzania overturned in the village of Sange in South Kivu, and later exploded, resulting in at least 230 deaths and 196 injured.

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Located at -3.10 29.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: 2010 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2010 road accidents, 21st-century explosions, Deaths caused by petroleum looting, South Kivu

Rusizi National Park

Rusizi National Park is a national park in Burundi, next to the Rusizi River. It is 15 km north of the city of Bujumbura and home to hippopotamuses and sitatungas.

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Located at -3.25 29.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: National parks of Burundi

Gatumba

The village of Gatumba lies on the western side of Burundi, near the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The place is known for a massacre that took place at a refugee camp connected to the village.

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Located at -3.33 29.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 32 km away
Tags: History of Burundi, Populated places in Burundi, Rebellions in Africa