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Vakaga Prefecture

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Vakaga Prefecture

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Vakaga is one of the 20 prefectures of the Central African Republic. Its capital is Birao. It covers an area of 46,500 km and has a population of 52,255 (2003 census). In 2024, official estimates suggest the population reached 89,189 inhabitants.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Vakaga
Settlement.settlement_type
Prefecture
Settlement.image_map
Map of Vakaga 2021.png
Settlement.mapsize
200px
Settlement.map_caption
Vakaga, prefecture of Central African Republic
Settlement.image_map1
Vakaga sub-prefectures.png
Settlement.map_caption1
Sub-prefectures of Vakaga
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Central African Republic
Settlement.seat_type
Capital
Settlement.seat
Birao
Settlement.leader_title
Prefect
Settlement.leader_name
Judes Ngayakon
Settlement.area_total_km2
46500
Settlement.population_total
52255
Settlement.population_as_of
2003 census
Settlement.population_est
89189
Settlement.pop_est_as_of
2024 estimation

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Wikidata facts

Capital
Birao
Population
52255
Area
46500
Elevation
497
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topic's main category
Category:Vakaga
language used
Runga
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  • Sub-prefectures
  • Notable people
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Vakaga is one of the 20 prefectures of the Central African Republic. Its capital is Birao. It covers an area of 46,500 km and has a population of 52,255 (2003 census). In 2024, official estimates suggest the population reached 89,189 inhabitants.

The extremely low population density, 1.1 people/km, is a result of the capture of the majority of the region's inhabitants by slave-traders from the Sudan in the second half of the nineteenth century. Vakaga is known for its oil reserves.

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

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