Where is Bunia located?
Q: Where is Bunia located?
A: Bunia is a city in the Ituri Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), located on a plateau about 30 km west of Lake Albert in the Albertine Rift, and about 25 km east of the Ituri Forest.
Q: What was Bunia's former provincial affiliation?
A: Bunia was part of the Orientale Province until that province was split up into smaller provinces in 2015.
Q: What is the estimated population of Bunia?
A: As of 2012, Bunia had an estimated population of 366,126.
Q: What is the Ituri conflict?
A: The Ituri conflict is a conflict between the Lendu and Hema, and Bunia is at the center of it.
Q: What happened during the Second Congo War in Bunia?
A: During the Second Congo War, Bunia and the district saw much fighting and many civilian deaths from the conflict, and related clashes between militias and Uganda-based forces.
Q: What is the United Nations peace-keeping force in Bunia?
A: The city is the base of one of the largest United Nations peace-keeping forces in Africa, and its headquarters in northeastern DRC.
Q: What are some of the natural resources in Bunia?
A: The area's natural resources include gold mines over which militias and foreign forces have been fighting.
