Boteka
{{short description|Village in the Democratic Republic of the Congo}}
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Boteka (also known as Flandria) is a settlement in the Province of Équateur in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.{{Cite web |title=Where is Frandria in Équateur, Democratic Republic of the Congo located? |url=http://www.gomapper.com/travel/where-is/frandria-located.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025185332/http://www.gomapper.com/travel/where-is/frandria-located.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=October 25, 2022 |access-date=2022-04-14 |website=www.gomapper.com}} The village is served by Boteka Airport.{{Cite web |title=FZGT - Boteka, EQ, CD - Airport - Great Circle Mapper |url=http://www.gcmap.com/airport/FZGT |access-date=2022-04-14 |website=www.gcmap.com}}
History
The village is noted for its abandoned plantation of the same name.{{Cite web |title=Congo Land Grabs Affect Nearly Seventeen Villages in Equateur Province (French) |url=https://rainforestjournalismfund.org/stories/congo-land-grabs-affect-nearly-seventeen-villages-equateur-province-french |access-date=2022-04-14 |website=Rainforest Journalism Fund |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Plantations et Huileries du Congo |url=https://www.bio-invest.be/en/investments/plantations-et-huileries-du-congo |access-date=2022-04-14 |website=PHC {{!}} BIO |language=en}}