Bétou

Bétou is a town on the right bank of the Ubangi River in the Likouala Department, Republic of the Congo. Bétou is a "sous-prefecture" and has its own mayor. The town has a disused air-strip (IATA: BTB, ICAO: FCOT). Bétou is the border town with the Central African Republic (CAR), located approximately 90 km (56 mi) from the border by road, or 45 km (28 mi) by river. The town is linked to Bangui, the capital of CAR, by a relatively good road, but suffers from very poor road access to the south of the Republic of Congo, with the vast majority of travellers arriving by river.