Prefectures of the Central African Republic
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Since 10 December 2020, The Central African Republic is administratively divided into 20 prefectures (Template:Langx, Sango: kodoro kômanda-kôta) and the capital city of Bangui, which is an autonomous commune (Template:Langx, Sango: kôta-gbata).[1]
Each prefecture is governed by a local assembly called General Council (Conseil Général), presided by a Prefect (Préfet). The prefectures are further subdivided into 80 sub-prefectures.
Prefectures are all named after major rivers passing through their areas:
- Ubangi, Nana, Mambéré, Kadeï, Lobaye, M'Poko, Ombella, Sangha, Kémo, Ouaka, Kotto, and Mbomou all flow into the Congo River.
- Pendé, Ouham, Gribingui, Bamingui, Bangoran, and Vakaga all flow into the Chari River, and then into Lake Chad.
(Basse ("Lower") means downstream, and Haut or Haute ("Upper") means upstream.)
Table of provinces
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Zone/Region | Sub-prefectures | Communes |
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| 1. | Bangui | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />CF-BGF | Bangui | 1,425,276 | Template:Nts | 437 | Bas-Oubangui (VII) | 10 | 10 |
| 2. | Mbomou | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />CF-MB | Bangassou | 257,803 | Template:Nts | 4.3 | Haut-Oubangui (VI) | 5 | 10 |
| 3. | Basse-Kotto | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />CF-BK | Mobaye | 380,172 | Template:Nts | 22.5 | Haut-Oubangui (VI) | 6 | 15 |
| 4. | Kémo | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />CF-KG | Sibut | 183,742 | Template:Nts | 11.1 | Kagas (IV) | 4 | 8 |
| 5. | Nana-Mambéré | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />CF-NM | Bouar | 341,796 | Template:Nts | 12.6 | Equateur (II) | 4 | 16 |
| 6. | Ouham | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />CF-AC | Bossangoa | 297,904 | Template:Nts | 14.7 | Yade (III) | 7 | 20 |
| 7. | Sangha-Mbaéré | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />CF-SE | Nola | 138,770 | Template:Nts | 7.5 | Equateur (II) | 3 | 5 |
| 8. | Lobaye | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />CF-LB | Mbaïki | 345,108 | Template:Nts | 18.6 | Plateaux (I) | 5 | 12 |
| 9. | Ombella-M'Poko | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />CF-MP | Boali | 269,809 | Template:Nts | 9.4 | Plateaux (I) | 6 | 8 |
| 10. | Ouham-Pendé | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />CF-OP | Bozoum | 243,315 | Template:Nts | 13.1 | Yade (III) | 6 | 23 |
| 11. | Haut-Mbomou | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />CF-HM | Obo | 52,314 | Template:Nts | 0.9 | Haut-Oubangui (VI) | 4 | 5 |
| 12. | Ouaka | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />CF-UK | Bambari | 446,354 | Template:Nts | 9.0 | Kagas (IV) | 5 | 16 |
| 13. | Haute-Kotto | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />CF-HK | Bria | 128,342 | Template:Nts | 1.5 | Fertit (V) | 3 | 6 |
| 14. | Bamingui-Bangoran | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />CF-BB | Ndélé | 82,108 | Template:Nts | 1.4 | Fertit (V) | 2 | 3 |
| 15. | Vakaga | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />CF-VK | Birao | 83,188 | Template:Nts | 1.8 | Fertit (V) | 2 | 3 |
| 16. | Nana-Grébizi | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />CF-KB | Kaga Bandoro | 208,821 | Template:Nts | 10.6 | Kagas (IV) | 2 | 6 |
| 17. | Mambéré-Kadéï | <templatestyles src="Mono/styles.css" />CF-HS | Berbérati | 273,166 | Template:Nts | 19.9 | Equateur (II) | 7 | 12 |
| 18. | Mambéré | n/a | Carnot | 265,479 | Template:Nts | 16.9 | Equateur (II) | 4 | 5 |
| 19. | Lim-Pendé | n/a | Paoua | 442,151 | Template:Nts | 33.5 | Yade (III) | 5 | 14 |
| 20. | Ouham-Fafa | n/a | Batangafo | 225,479 | Template:Nts | 6.9 | Yade (III) | 4 | 11 |
See also
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