Buta Territory is a territory

Territories of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The provinces and districts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are divided into 192 territories and communes...

 in Bas-Uele District

Bas-Uele District

Bas-Uele District is a district located in Orientale Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.It includes the Aleti, Ango, Bambesa, Bondo, Buta and Poko territories. The principal town is Buta....

, Orientale Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...

. The administrative capital is located at Buta

Buta

Buta is a town and seat of Buta Territory in the northern Democratic Republic of Congo, lying on the Rubi River, a tributary of the Itimbiri River. It is headquarters of the Bas-Uele District, Orientale Province...

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Geography

The territory borders borders Bondo Territory

Bondo Territory

Bondo Territory is a territory in Bas-Uele District, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The administrative capital is located at Bondo. The territory borders borders Central African Republic to the north and west, Ango Territory to the east, Buta Territory to the southeast, Aketi Territory to the...

 to the northwest, Bamesa Territory to the northeast and east, Aketi Territory

Aketi Territory

Aketi Territory is a territory in Bas-Uele District, Orientale Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The administrative capital is located at Aketi. The territory borders Bondo Territory to the north, Buta Territory to the east, Basoko Territory to the south, Bumba Territory to the west in...

 to the west, Basoko Territory to the southwest and Banalia Territory of Orientale Province to the south. Rivers include the Balima River, Tele River, Lemoi River, Rubi River.

People

The territory contains populations of the Avuru-Mange speaking the Zande language

Zande language

Zande is an Ubangian language spoken by the Azande, primarily in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and western South Sudan, but also in the eastern part of the Central African Republic.-External links:****...

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Subdivisions

The territory contains the following chiefdoms/sectors

Chiefdoms and sectors of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Chiefdoms and sectors of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are the fourth-level administrative divisions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.-Aketi Territory:* Avuru-Duma Chiefdom* Avuru-Gatanga Chiefdom* Bondongola Chiefdom* Mabinza Chiefdom...

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• Barisi-Mongingita Chiefdom
• Bayeu-Bogongia Chiefdom
• Bayeu-Bogbama Chiefdom
• Mobati Chiefdom
• Monganzolo Chiefdom
• Nguru Chiefdom