end of the lake, and with Butiaba and Ntoroko on the Eastern Lake Albert Shore (Ugandan side) and Pakwach on the Albert Nile. Given the poor state of the roads, and the total lack of railway transport, Bunia Airport is of prime importance. Demographics Projected to be the eighth fastest growing city on the African continent between 2020 and 2025, with a 5.63% growth. Other features Mount Hoyo is south-west of Bunia. The Shari River flows along the northwestern outskirts of the city. The Ituri River flows around 35 km west of Bunia. The confluence of the Shari and Ituri is about south-southwest of Bunia. Although Bunia is about north of the Equator, the city was featured in the BBC television travel documentary Equator made in 2006, since it was one of the few places near the Equator in eastern DRC where the safety of the TV crew could be assured, by the presence of the large UN peace-keeping force. Higher education Bunia has a number of universities, the largest being the University of Bunia (UNIBU) followed by the private Université Shalom de Bunia (USB) which offers the largest library in Bunia (about 40,000 volumes) with an online catalog. References External links Detailed Map of Bunia Map of tribal areas of Ituri Congo's battle with disarmament, BBC, 9 June 2005 Watch Equator, the BBC TV program featuring Bunia Populated places in Ituri Province