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Lobaye Prefecture

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Lobaye Prefecture

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Lobaye is one of the 20 prefectures of the Central African Republic. Its capital is Mbaïki. In 2024, official estimates suggest the population reached 361,289 inhabitants.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Lobaye
Settlement.settlement_type
Prefecture
Settlement.image_map
Map of Lobaye 2021.png
Settlement.mapsize
200px
Settlement.map_caption
Lobaye, prefecture of Central African Republic
Settlement.image_map1
Lobaye sub-prefectures.png
Settlement.map_caption1
Sub-prefectures of Lobaye
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Central African Republic
Settlement.seat_type
Capital
Settlement.seat
Mbaiki
Settlement.leader_title
Prefect
Settlement.leader_name
Lydie Georgette Gahoro Soulou
Settlement.area_total_km2
19235
Settlement.population_total
246875
Settlement.population_as_of
2003 census
Settlement.population_est
361289
Settlement.pop_est_as_of
2024 estimation

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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • Location
  • Economy
  • Sub-prefectures
  • References

Lobaye is one of the 20 prefectures of the Central African Republic. Its capital is Mbaïki. In 2024, official estimates suggest the population reached 361,289 inhabitants.

Emperor Duy Tân of Vietnam died here on December 26, 1945 in a plane crash. David Dacko, the first and third president of the Central African Republic from 1960–1965 and 1979–1981, was from Lobaye.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lobaye Prefecture” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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