Likati is a town in the Aketi Territory of Bas-Uélé Province in the north of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
5-601: Likati is on the N4 road from Buta to Bondo . The Likati River , a tributary of the Rubi River flows in a southerly direction past the east of the town. Likati was the site of an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in 2017. According to the World Health Organization , it is situated in the remote, isolated and hard-to-reach northern part of DRC, with limited transport and communication networks. The Vicicongo line built by
10-575: The Société des Chemins de Fer Vicinaux du Congo from Aketi via Komba reached Likati from the west on January 1, 1927. The line running north from Likati to Bondo via Libogo was opened in September the same year. The last train ran probably 2001. There is an airport with grass landing strip , owned by the Protestant Church . Following OpenStreetMap , there is also a helicopter landing field on
15-826: The Congo , lying on the Rubi River , a tributary of the Itimbiri River . It is the capital of Bas-Uele province. As of 2012, it had an estimated population of 55,313. It is home to the Buta Zega Airport . Buta lies on the defunct narrow gauge Vicicongo line built by the Société des Chemins de Fer Vicinaux du Congo that ran east from Aketi on the Itimbiri River past Buta to Zobia , Isiro and Mungbere . The line ran from Kotili to Buta and onward to Andoma The line reached Buta on 1 July 1931. A branch line to Titulé via Andoma opened on 11 November 1932. Buta became an operational center for Vicicongo. In early 2005,
20-627: The football field in front of the Church of the town of Likati. The RN4 crosses the town and district of Likati from north to south. West of Likati the RN4 crosses the Likati River over a bridge. This Democratic Republic of the Congo location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Buta, Democratic Republic of the Congo Buta is a city in the northern Democratic Republic of
25-472: The town was the centre of an outbreak of pulmonary plague . Buta has many primary schools for students aged 6 to 14. After primary school is secondary school. Secondary school students are admitted into a 2 year orientation designed to deepen their understanding of what they learnt in primary school during their 7th and 8th year of school. This orientation period also allows students to choose more specific studies to focus their education. The school also offers
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