Birao
Sign in to saveright|thumb|Boy playing with a burnt lamp in Birao. The town was almost completely burnt down in March 2007 during fighting between rebels and government troops.
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Place details
- Locality
- Birao
- Region
- Vakaga
- Country
- Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka / République centrafricaine
- Population
- 8,457
- Timezone
- Africa/Bangui
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Birao
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Birao burnt down.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Birao after being burnt down in 2007
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Central African Republic
- Settlement.map_caption
- Map of the Central African Republic
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Central African Republic
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Prefecture
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Vakaga
- Settlement.leader_title
- Sub-Prefect
- Settlement.leader_name
- Babakri Djabaldine Nzangue
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Central African Republic
- Located in
- Vakaga Prefecture
- Population
- +6019
- Elevation
- +468
- Capital of
- Vakaga Prefecture
- Image
- Birao burnt down.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
15 sectionsContents
- History
- Colonial Period
- Under Bokassa
- Central African Republic Bush War
- 2006
- 2007
- Later fighting
- Climate
- Education
- Security
- Transport
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
right|thumb|Boy playing with a burnt lamp in Birao. The town was almost completely burnt down in March 2007 during fighting between rebels and government troops.
Birao is the capital of Vakaga, one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic and was an administrative post in the colony of Ubangui-Shari. In March 2007, the town was almost completely burnt down in the fighting between rebels and government troops in the area.