Bunia

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Bunia

Total population

366,126

Founded

1946

Elevation1277 m

Land area57.6 km²

Coordinates1.56°, 30.25°

Demographic figures from INS DRC. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Bunia is the capital city of Ituri Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It was part of the Orientale Province until that province's dissolution.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

M

Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui

Militia leader, indicted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity

Dieudonné Uringi Uuci

Congolese theologian and catholic bishop

Axel Tuanzebe

DR Congolese footballer (born 1997)

L

Lobi Manzoki

democratic Republic of the Congo footballer

P

Paul Babangu

Congolese politician

S

Sangana Bilonda Clemence

DRC politician

Pascale Appora-Gnekindy

Congolese film director

B

Bosco Kombi Pendani

Politician of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Ituri

• Kasenyi
  17.7 mi away
• Tchomia
  18.3 mi away
• Marabo
  19.1 mi away
• Irumu
  26.8 mi away
• Mongbwalu
  29.4 mi away
• Djugu
  30.1 mi away
• Nioka
  50.1 mi away
• Pawa
  57.2 mi away
• Ndalya
  60.4 mi away
• Mahagi
  72.4 mi away
• Mandumbi
  83.7 mi away
• Mambasa
  84.9 mi away

Browse all places in Ituri →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Cletus ochraceus

Cletus ochraceus

Seen 2026-10-10

Yellowtail Meadow Katydid

Conocephalus iris

Seen 2026-10-09

Calosoma guineense

Calosoma guineense

Seen 2026-10-08

Olive-haired Swift

Borbo borbonica

Seen 2026-09-27

African Grass Blue

Zizeeria knysna

Seen 2026-09-27

Trapeze Moth

Marasmia trapezalis

Seen 2026-09-27

Red-eyed Dove

Streptopelia semitorquata

Seen 2026-09-14

Yellow-fronted Canary

Crithagra mozambica

Seen 2026-09-14

African Lined Mantis

Sphodromantis lineola

Seen 2026-09-01

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).