Alindao is a town and
sub-prefecture located in the
Central African Republic
The Central African Republic (CAR; ; , RCA; , or , ) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the southeast, the DR Congo to the south, the Republic of th ...
prefecture of
Basse-Kotto. It lies at the junction of the National Route 2 and 22. Alindao had a population of 14,401 as of the 2003 census; and a calculated 2013 population of 15,213.
The town is the seat of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Alindao
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Alindao ( la, Alindaöen(sis)) is a diocese in Alindao in the ecclesiastical province of Bangui in the Central African Republic.
History
*December 18, 2004: Established as Diocese of Alindao from the Diocese of Ban ...
. It has a small airport,
Alindao Airport. A Catholic Mission was established at Alindao during French occupation under
French Equatorial Africa
French Equatorial Africa (french: link=no, Afrique-Équatoriale française), or the AEF, was the federation of French colonial possessions in Equatorial Africa, extending northwards from the Congo River into the Sahel, and comprising what are ...
.
History
In 1912, the leader of the
Banda-Ngbugu people in Alindao, Aju, swore allegiance to the French colonisers. However, he led a local revolt in 1925 and was captured and executed the following year.
In 1927, Norwegian missionary Oscar Cesar Berntz-Lanz established the Elim Mission at Boybinga in the Alindao subprefecture. It was among the first
Protestant
Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century against what its followers perceived to b ...
missions in the colony and included a small dispensary and a school. When
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
broke out in 1939, the family relocated to
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...
.
On 5 January 2013
Séléka
Séléka CPSK-CPJP-UFDR was an alliance of rebel militia groups that subjugated the Central African Republic (CAR) on 24 March 2013. After its official dissolution in September 2013, the remaining rebel groups became known as Ex-Séléka. Sélà ...
rebels took control of Alindao. On 9 May 2017 it was
attacked by Anti-balaka which was repelled by
Union for Peace in the Central African Republic
Union for Peace in the Central African Republic (UPC, french: Unité pour la paix en Centrafrique) is a rebel group in the Central African Republic which controls southern parts of the country.
History
UPC was formed on 17 September 2014 by A ...
. On 15 November 2018 at least 112 people were killed and 27 injured in
UPC and Anti-balaka attacks on Alindao refugee camp. On 18 March 2021 Alindao was recaptured by government forces supported by Russian paramilitary forces.
RCA : détonations d’armes à Alindao, les mercenaires russes affrontent les rebelles de la CPC
18 March 2021
Economy
The economy is based on food crops and cash crops (mainly coffee), and the processing of agricultural products. Fishing,
Towns and villages
* Abouma
* Akpia
* Alepa
* Alindao
* Amoko
* Bada °'0"N 21°8'0"E* Bada °50'0"N 21°20'0"E* Bada °47'0"N 21°12'0"E* Badji
* Balada
* Banan
* Banda °20'0"N 21°'0"E* Banda °'0"N 21°9'0"E* Banda °52'0"N 21°20'0"E* Banda °'0"N 21°'0"E* Bangba
* Belogba
* Bitou
* Bokoula
* Bondo
* Borota
* Boroudou
* Boulouvou
* Bourou
* Boybangoro
* Boykette
* Congo
* Dabizi
* Dahou
* Ddebo
* Diogo
* Djongo
* Doko
* Drekapou
* Gambito °50'0"N 21°17'0"E* Gambito °47'0"N 21°2'0"E* Gbada
* Gbadou
* Gbana
* Gbileba
* Gboundou
* Goffo
* Gongo
* Gopala
* Gouada
* Gouadji
* Gouakiri °10'0"N 21°18'0"E* Gouakiri °9'0"N 21°17'0"E* Gouamatou
* Gounda
* Goussa
* Goussou °15'0"N 21°'0"E* Goussou °55'0"N 21°20'0"E* Govo
* Gowe
* Goyo
* Guela
* Gueloumanda
* Kabou
* Kadja
* Kalaye
* Kaoua
* Kodo
* Kola
* Kologbo
* Kolomboyo
* Kongbo
* Kongo
* Kouledo
* Koumba
* Kpakpa
* Laodeka
* Liou
* Loe
* Mazogbo
* Mbele
* Mbiloba
* Mede
* Mia
* Moko
* Moro
* Ndjala
* Ngalia
* Ngapo
* Ngara
* Ngbindjou
* Ngoula
* Ngoule
* Ngrihou
* Nougolo
* Oroko
* Ouaga °37'0"N 21°'0"E* Ouaga °36'0"N 21°'0"E* Ouama
* Ouate
* Ouenguele
* Ouli
* Pagui
* Pandoko
* Pigala
* Poudjio
* Rokouzou
* Sounda
* Tagbale
* Tagoua
* Tchinda
* Tchingoto
* Teou
* Togbo
* Tomba
* Yota
* Youkou
* Zougao
* Zoulouma
Notable people
*Emmanuel Dongala
Emmanuel Boundzéki Dongala (born 1941) is a Congolese chemist and novelist. He was born in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, in 1941. He was Richard B. Fisher Chair in Natural Sciences at Bard College at Simon's Rock until 2014.
As a chemist, hi ...
(1941-) -one of the Congo's greatest poets
References
External links
Maplandia
{{Sub-prefectures of the Central African Republic
Sub-prefectures of the Central African Republic
Populated places in Basse-Kotto