| Katwa | |
|---|---|
  Katwa | |
| Coordinates: 0°06′N 29°19′E / 0.10°N 29.32°E / 0.10; 29.32 | |
| Population | |
| • Total | 63,422 |
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Katwa is a commune of Butembo in North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo, north of Lake Edward and close to the border with Uganda. As of 2012, it had an estimated population of 63,422
The town was seriously affected by the 2018–20 Kivu Ebola epidemic but a treatment centre set up by Médecins Sans Frontières was closed down in February 2019 after being attacked and partially burned, with one death. In June 2019 the WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom visited Katwa where he launched a new vaccination protocol.
References
- ^ "Congo (Dem. Rep.): largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 2013-02-10.
- "RDC: à Katwa, un centre de traitement Ebola incendié - RFI". RFI Afrique.
- map at Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International UK
- "MSF Ebola centre in North Kivu inoperative after violent attack | Democratic Republic of Congo". Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International.
- "WHO flags critical funding gap, calls for political parties to join fight against Ebola - Democratic Republic of the Congo". ReliefWeb.
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