Prefectures of the Central African Republic

Central African Republic

The Central African Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It borders Chad in the north, Sudan in the north east, South Sudan in the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo in the south, and Cameroon in the west. The CAR covers a land area of about ,...

is divided into fourteen prefecture

Prefecture

A prefecture is an administrative jurisdiction or subdivision in any of various countries and within some international church structures, and in antiquity a Roman district governed by an appointed prefect.-Antiquity:...

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Prefecture	Capital
Bamingui-Bangoran Bamingui-Bangoran Bamingui-Bangoran is one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic. It covers an area of 58,200 km² and has a population of 38,437 . The population density of 0.66/km² is the lowest in the country...	Ndélé
Basse-Kotto Basse-Kotto Basse-Kotto is one of the 16 prefectures of the Central African Republic. Its capital is Mobaye....	Mobaye Mobaye Mobaye is the capital of Basse-Kotto, one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic.The town lies on the north bank of the Oubangui River. A dam in the town was constructed in the late 1990s. It is also linked to the Democratic Republic of Congo on the south bank by a bridge...
Haute-Kotto Haute-Kotto Haute-Kotto is one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic. Its capital is Bria. It is the largest prefecture in the Central African Republic....	Bria Bria Bria is the capital of Haute-Kotto, one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic. In the 2003 census the town had a population of 35,204.See also: prefectures of the Central African Republic...
Haut-Mbomou Haut-Mbomou Haut-Mbomou is one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic. Its capital is Obo....	Obo Obo Obo is the capital of Haut-Mbomou, one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic. According to data used within Google Earth, the population is 12,787. It is close to the African Pole of Inaccessibility....
Kémo Kémo Kémo is one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic. Its capital is Sibut.Kemo is home to the rebel group Kemo People's Liberation Front . Not military in nature, KPLF has been involved with campaigns in the south of the province to limit the spread of HIV/AIDS in animist communities...	Sibut Sibut Sibut is the capital of Kémo, one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic. An important transport hub, it is situated 188km north of the capital Bangui and is known for its market and its nightlife, with renowned night clubs such as the 'Maison Blanche'.Sibut is located at the...
Lobaye Lobaye Lobaye is one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic. Its capital is Mbaïki. The prefecture is located in the southern part of the country, bordering the Congo Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...	Mbaïki Mbaïki Mbaïki is the capital of Lobaye, one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic. It situated in the southwest of the country, 107 km from the capital Bangui. The economy is based on the coffee and timber industries. Lobaye people and Pygmy people live in the area. There is also a...
Mambéré-Kadéï Mambéré-Kadéï Mambéré-Kadéï is one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic. The prefecture covers 30,203 km² and has a population of 289,688 , giving a population density of less than 10 inhabitants/km². Its capital is Berbérati....	Berbérati Berbérati Berbérati is the third-largest city in the Central African Republic with a population of 76,918 . It is the capital of the Mambéré-Kadéï Prefecture. The city is situated in the south-west of the country near the border with Cameroon...

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Prefecture	Capital
Mbomou Mbomou Mbomou is one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic. It covers an area of 61,150 km² and has a population of 132,740 , giving a population density of only 2.2 inhabitants/km². The capital is Bangassou. Nearby are Kembe Falls on the River Kotto. The prefecture is governed by Mr....	Bangassou Bangassou Bangassou is a city in the south eastern Central African Republic, lying on the north bank of the Mbomou River. It has a population of 24,447 and is the capital of the Mbomou prefecture. It is known for its wildlife and its market and is linked by ferry to the Democratic Republic of Congo on the...
Nana-Mambéré Nana-Mambéré Nana-Mambéré is one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic. It covers an area of 26,600 km² and has a population of 184,594 . The capital is Bouar. It was part of Kamerun where was a German colony between 1911–1916....	Bouar Bouar Bouar is a market town in the western Central African Republic, lying on the main road from Bangui to the frontier with Cameroon . The city has a population of 40,353, while the whole sous-préfecture has a population of 96,595 and is the capital of Nana-Mambéré prefecture...
Ombella-M'Poko Ombella-M'Poko Ombella-M'Poko is one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic. Its capital is Bimbo....	Bimbo
Ouaka Ouaka Ouaka is one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic. It covers an area of 49,900 km² and has a population of 224,076 , giving a population density of under 5 inhabitants/km². The capital is Bambari....	Bambari Bambari Bambari is a town in the Central African Republic, lying on the Ouaka River. It has a population of 41,356 and is the capital of Ouaka prefecture...
Ouham Ouham Ouham is one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic. Its capital is Bossangoa.-Geography:The prefecture is in the nord-west of the Central African Republic. In the north it has a border with the Chad. In the south is the prefecture Ombella-Mpoko, in the west the prefecture...	Bossangoa Bossangoa Bossangoa is the capital of Ouham, one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic. The town has a population of 36,478 . It is located 303 km north of the country's capital, Bangui...
Ouham-Pendé Ouham-Pendé Ouham-Pendé is one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic. Its capital is Bozoum. The region contains several ghost towns such as Goroumo, Beogombo Deux and Paoua due to government forces ransacking them and armed bandits killing all the male inhabitants over the years from 2005 to...	Bozoum Bozoum Bozoum is the capital of Ouham-Pendé, one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic....
Vakaga Vakaga Vakaga is one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic. It covers an area of 46,500 km² and has a population of 37,595 . The extremely low population density, less than 1 person/km², is a result of the capture of the majority of the region's inhabitants by slave-traders from the...	Birao Birao Birao is the capital of Vakaga, one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic and was an administrative post in the colony of Ubangui-Shari. In March 2007, the town was almost completely burnt down in the fighting between rebels and government troops in the area...

There are also two economic prefectures:

• Nana-Grébizi Nana-Grébizi Nana-Grébizi is one of the 2 economic prefectures of the Central African Republic. It covers an area of 19,996 km² and has a population of 87,341 . The capital is Kaga Bandoro....	(capital Kaga Bandoro)
• Sangha-Mbaéré Sangha-Mbaéré Sangha-Mbaéré is one of the 2 economic prefectures of the Central African Republic. Its capital is Nola....	(capital Nola)

The national capital, Bangui

Bangui

-Law and government:Bangui is an autonomous commune of the Central African Republic. With an area of 67 km², it is by far the smallest high-level administrative division of the CAR in area but the highest in population...

, comprises a commune which lies outside the prefectures.

The prefectures are further subdivided into seventy-one sub-prefectures

Sub-prefectures of the Central African Republic

The prefectures of the Central African Republic are divided into 71 sub-prefectures . The sub-prefectures are listed below, by prefecture.-Bamingui-Bangoran Prefecture:* Bamingui* Ndélé-Bangui Commune:* Bangui...

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Central African Republic

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