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Grimari

Grimari is a city located in the Ouaka prefecture in Central African Republic, approximately away from the capital, Bangui. The politician Abel Goumba was born in Grimari.

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Place details

Locality: Ngoulinga
Region: Ouaka
Country: Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka / République centrafricaine

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Grimari
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Central African Republic
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Prefecture
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Ouaka
Settlement.leader_title: Sub-Prefect
Settlement.leader_name: Maxime Gbolokouzou
Settlement.leader_title1: Mayor
Settlement.population_total: 16 486
Settlement.elevation_m: 476
Settlement.pushpin_map: Central African Republic
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Country: Central African Republic
Located in: Ouaka Prefecture
Population: +10824
Elevation: +476

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Grimari is a city located in the Ouaka prefecture in Central African Republic, approximately away from the capital, Bangui. The politician Abel Goumba was born in Grimari.

== History == On March 1, 1910, Grimari replaced Pouyamba as the capital of the subdivision in the district of Kémo. This subdivision was attached to the constituency of Bambari from 1 January 1920. In 1930, the African Textile Company set up a ginning factory. This cotton company would become Cotonaf.