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Zemio
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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.

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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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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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