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Place details
- Locality
- Bimbo
- Region
- Ombella M'Poko
- Country
- Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka / République centrafricaine
- Population
- 348,802
- Timezone
- Africa/Bangui
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Key facts
- Country
- Central African Republic
- Prefecture
- Bangui
- Sub prefecture
- Bangui-Kagas
- Elevation
- 1,109 ft (338 m)
- Total
- 267,859
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Country
- Central African Republic
- Located in
- Ombella-M'Poko Prefecture
- Population
- +124176
- Elevation
- +338
- Capital of
- Ombella-M'Poko Prefecture
- Image
- KIMG0504 05.jpg
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- P190
- Bègles
- P12749
- Greg Merson
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Bimbo (also, Bimo) is the second-largest city of the Central African Republic, located southwest of the capital, Bangui. Bimbo had a population of 124,176 as of the 2003 census and a calculated 2013 population of 267,859. Bimbo used to be the capital city of Ombella-M'Poko until December 2020. Since December 2020, Bimbo has been part of Bangui Prefecture.
Bimbo is the site of the country's only sex-segregated women's prison, Bimbo Central Prison. The prison was built in 1980 to hold 200 prisoners, although as of 2005 it only held 44, most of whom were pre-trial detainees.