▁poor ▁state ▁of ▁the ▁roads , ▁and ▁the ▁total ▁lack ▁of ▁railway ▁transport , ▁Bun ia ▁Airport ▁is ▁of ▁prime ▁importance . ▁ ▁Other ▁features ▁ ▁Mount ▁Ho yo ▁is ▁ 3 5   km ▁south - west ▁of ▁Bun ia . ▁The ▁Sh ari ▁River ▁flows ▁along ▁the ▁north western ▁out sk ir ts ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁It uri ▁River ▁flows ▁around ▁ 3 5   km ▁west ▁of ▁Bun ia . ▁The ▁confl u ence ▁of ▁the ▁Sh ari ▁and ▁It uri ▁is ▁about ▁ 4 5   km ▁south - s outh west ▁of ▁Bun ia . ▁ ▁Although ▁Bun ia ▁is ▁about ▁ 1 7 0   km ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁Equ ator , ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁BBC ▁television ▁travel ▁document ary ▁Equ ator ▁made ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁since ▁it ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁places ▁near ▁the ▁Equ ator ▁in ▁eastern ▁D RC ▁where ▁the ▁safety ▁of ▁the ▁TV ▁crew ▁could ▁be ▁assured , ▁by ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁the ▁large ▁UN ▁peace - keep ing ▁force . ▁ ▁High er ▁education ▁Bun ia ▁has ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁univers ities , ▁the ▁largest ▁being ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Bun ia ▁( UN I BU ) ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁private ▁Univers ité ▁Sh alom ▁de ▁Bun ia ▁( U SB ) ▁which ▁offers ▁the ▁largest ▁library ▁in ▁Bun ia ▁( about ▁ 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁volumes ) ▁with ▁an ▁online ▁catalog . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁D