Buta (CD)

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

It is home to an airport and lies on the defunct narrow gauge railway from Bumba to Isiro.

In early 2005, the town was the centre of an outbreak of pulmonary plague.

Belgian Congo Era

1917 Postal Office authorisation letter given to the post office, to deliver letters to another person on addressee's behalf as detailed in the authorisation letter.