Zemio
Sign in to saveZemio is a town and sub-prefecture in the Haut-Mbomou prefecture of the south-eastern Central African Republic. Zemio was the former capital of the Sultanate of Zemio before it was abolished in 1923 by France.
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Place details
- Locality
- Zémio
- Region
- Haut-Mbomou
- Country
- Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka / République centrafricaine
- Population
- 17,829
- Timezone
- Africa/Bangui
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Zemio
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Sub-prefecture and town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- À Zémio, au sud-est de la RCA.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Zemio in August 2023
- Settlement.image_map
- Haut-Mbomou sub-prefectures.png
- Settlement.mapsize
- 300px
- Settlement.map_caption
- Sub-prefectures of Haut-Mbomou
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Central African Republic
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 280
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in the Central African Republic
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Prefecture
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Haut-Mbomou
- Settlement.leader_title
- Sub-Prefect
- Settlement.leader_name
- Parfait Romaric Achille Sangou-Zirani
- Settlement.leader_title1
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name1
- Rosalie Nawira
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- Central African Republic Civil War (2012-present)
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Zemio is a town and sub-prefecture in the Haut-Mbomou prefecture of the south-eastern Central African Republic. Zemio was the former capital of the Sultanate of Zemio before it was abolished in 1923 by France.
== History == French Congo colonial government sent five prisoners from Annam to Zemio to work for the French garrison in 1896. The workers planted rice, banana, and tobacco and established a settlement near the town. The prisoners stayed in Zemio until 10 April 1904, when they had to move to Brazzaville. In 1924, a missionary named John Buyse established AIM mission station in Zemio.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zemio” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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