Bangui is a prefecture 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 ...

. The prefecture has an estimated population of 1,425,276 in 2022 and an area of 3,260 km².

Bangui Bangui () (or Bangî in Sango, formerly written Bangi in English) is the capital and largest city of the Central African Republic. It was established as a French outpost in 1889 and named after its location on the northern bank of the Ubangi ...

is the capital of the prefecture.

History

On 10 December 2020, Bangui Prefecture was created. Two communes that were previously part of Ombella-M'Poko, Begoua and Bimbo, were transferred to Bangui Prefecture.

Administration

Bangui is divided into 4 sub-prefectures and 11 communes:

References

Prefectures of the Central African Republic States and territories established in 2020 {{CentralAfricanRepublic-geo-stub