Bocaranga
Sign in to saveBocaranga is a sub-prefecture in the prefecture of Ouham-Pendé in the Central African Republic. The city must not be confused with Bocaranga I, Bocaranga II, Bocaranga III and Bocaranga IV. These are smaller villages along the road from Bocaranga to Bouar.
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Place details
- Locality
- Bocaranga
- Region
- Ouham-Pendé
- Country
- Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka / République centrafricaine
- Population
- 36,418
- Timezone
- Africa/Bangui
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Bocaranga
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Case de passage.jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Central African Republic
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Central African Republic
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Prefecture
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Ouham-Pendé
- Settlement.leader_title
- Sub-Prefect
- Settlement.leader_name
- Crépin Bonaventure Kassamou Kongovoulou
- Settlement.leader_title1
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name1
- Aimé Césaire Kodomon
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2003
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Central African Republic
- Located in
- Ouham-Pendé Prefecture
- Population
- +15744
- Elevation
- +1072
- Image
- Case de passage.jpg
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Article
5 sectionsContents
- History
- Civil war
- Geography and climate
- Transport
- Notes and references
Bocaranga is a sub-prefecture in the prefecture of Ouham-Pendé in the Central African Republic. The city must not be confused with Bocaranga I, Bocaranga II, Bocaranga III and Bocaranga IV. These are smaller villages along the road from Bocaranga to Bouar.
==History== left|thumb|Anti-balalaka fighters occupying school in Bocaranga, May 2017 The village of Bocaranga was ceded to German Kamerun on 4 November 1911. It went back to French Oubangi-Chari rule in 1914. In 1946 it became a district and on January 23, 1961 it became a sous-préfecture within the newly independent Central African Republic. === Civil war === On 23 September 2017 Bocaranga was captured by 3R rebels from Anti-balaka. It was recaptured by government forces on 7 January 2019.