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Bossangoa
Sign in to saveBossangoa is the capital of Ouham, one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic. The town has a population of 36,478 (2003 census). It is located 303 km (189 mi) north of the country's capital, Bangui. The Ouham River passes through Bossangoa and on through a number of waterfalls east of the city before turning north to join the Chari River in Chad.
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Place details
- Locality
- Bossangoa
- Region
- Ouham
- Country
- Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka / République centrafricaine
- Population
- 55,353
- Timezone
- Africa/Bangui
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Bossangoa
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Nutritional Therapeutic Unit in Bossangoa.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Nutritional Therapeutic Unit in Bossangoa
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Central African Republic
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- yes
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in the Central African Republic
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Prefecture
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Ouham
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Bossangoa
- Settlement.leader_title
- Sub-Prefect
- Settlement.leader_name
- Jean Claude Bandore
- Settlement.leader_title1
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name1
- Pierre Denamguere
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Bossangoa
- Country
- Central African Republic
- Located in
- Ouham Prefecture
- Population
- 37780
- Elevation
- 465
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Capital of
- Ouham Prefecture
- Image
- Nutritional Therapeutic Unit in Bossangoa.jpg
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- Commons category
- Bossangoa
- native label
- Bossangoa
- occupant
- Anti-balaka
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- History
- 2012-2014 Conflict
- Climate
- Economy
- Transport
- See also
- References
Bossangoa is the capital of Ouham, one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic. The town has a population of 36,478 (2003 census). It is located 303 km (189 mi) north of the country's capital, Bangui. The Ouham River passes through Bossangoa and on through a number of waterfalls east of the city before turning north to join the Chari River in Chad.
The Mandjia, the third most populous ethnic group in the Central African Republic, are concentrated in Bossangoa. Along with the Baya, a closely related group, the Mandjia are important historically for their resistance to invasion by various Muslim powers to the north.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bossangoa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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