City profile · DR Congo · Africa
Butembo
City population
286,242
#19
in DR Congo
#2
in North Kivu
#1,994
worldwide
0.142, 29.291 · 1,630 km from Kinshasa
About Butembo
Butembo is a city in North Kivu, DR Congo with a population of 286,242. It is the 19th largest of the 114 cities of 15,000 or more listed in DR Congo, and the 1,994th largest worldwide. It lies 1,630 km from Kinshasa.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 13
Elevation
1,736 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Lubumbashi
Coordinates
0.142, 29.291
Record updated
2023-11-29
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 114 in DR CongoClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.