Bumba, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Bumba
Bumba in the Congo Free State, c.1905
Bumba
Bumba
Location within Africa
Coordinates: 2°11′04″N 22°28′13″E / 2.18444°N 22.47028°E / 2.18444; 22.47028
Country DR Congo
ProvinceMongala
TerritoryBumba
Elevation
409 m (1,342 ft)
Population
 (2012)
  Total
107,307
National LanguageLingala
ClimateAf

Bumba is a town and river port in the Mongala Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Lying on the Congo River, it is the administrative centre of the Bumba Territory. As of 2009, it has an estimated total population of 107,626 people. The town has neither electricity nor running water.