Ouham-Pendé | |
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 Ouham-Pendé, prefecture of Central African Republic | |
 Subprefectures of Ouham-Pendé | |
| Country | Central African Republic |
| Capital | Bozoum |
| Government | |
| • Prefect | Dieudonné Yougaïna [1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32,100 km2 (12,400 sq mi) |
| Population (2003 census) | |
| • Total | 181,559 |
| • Density | 5.7/km2 (15/sq mi) |
Ouham-Pendé is one of the 20 prefectures of the Central African Republic. [2] [3] 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 2008. [4] [5]
In the north it has a border with Cameroon and Chad. In the south is the prefecture Ombella-Mpoko, in the south-west the prefecture Nana-Mambéré and in the east the prefecture Ouham.
Notes
- ^ "Centrafrique : retour au calme à Bozoum après une panique généralisée". www.radiondekeluka.org (in French). 12 February 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Population Prefecture". stat-centrafrique.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ^ "Central African Republic Prefectures". statoids.com. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ^ "Massacre haunts CAR villagers". BBC. 18 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
- ^ "Deserted villages and abandoned lives". BBC. 15 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
Administrative divisions of the
Central African Republic | ||
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Ouham-Pendé | |
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Ouham-Pendé, prefecture of Central African Republic | |
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Subprefectures of Ouham-Pendé | |
| Country | Central African Republic |
| Capital | Bozoum |
| Government | |
| • Prefect | Dieudonné Yougaïna [1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32,100 km2 (12,400 sq mi) |
| Population (2003 census) | |
| • Total | 181,559 |
| • Density | 5.7/km2 (15/sq mi) |
Ouham-Pendé is one of the 20 prefectures of the Central African Republic. [2] [3] 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 2008. [4] [5]
In the north it has a border with Cameroon and Chad. In the south is the prefecture Ombella-Mpoko, in the south-west the prefecture Nana-Mambéré and in the east the prefecture Ouham.
Notes
- ^ "Centrafrique : retour au calme à Bozoum après une panique généralisée". www.radiondekeluka.org (in French). 12 February 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Population Prefecture". stat-centrafrique.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ^ "Central African Republic Prefectures". statoids.com. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ^ "Massacre haunts CAR villagers". BBC. 18 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
- ^ "Deserted villages and abandoned lives". BBC. 15 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
Administrative divisions of the
Central African Republic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Prefectures | | |
7°00′N 16°00′E / 7.000°N 16.000°E
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| This Central African Republic location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |