Nana-Mambéré is one of the 16
prefecture
A prefecture (from the Latin ''Praefectura'') is an administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an appointed prefect. This can be a regional or local government subdivision in various countries, or a subdivision in certain international ...
s of 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 ...
.
It covers an area of 26,600 km and has a population of 233,666 (2003 census). The capital is
Bouar
Bouar is a market town in the western Central African Republic, lying on the main road from Bangui (437 km) to the frontier with Cameroon (210 km). The city is the capital of Nana-Mambéré prefecture, has a population of 40,353, while t ...
. It was part of
Kamerun
Kamerun was an African colony of the German Empire from 1884 to 1916 in the region of today's Republic of Cameroon. Kamerun also included northern parts of Gabon and the Congo with western parts of the Central African Republic, southwestern p ...
when it was a German colony between 1884 and 1916.
Other locations in Nana-Mambéré are Abba,
Baboua, Gallo and
Yanoye Yanoye (Yanoyé-Yenga or Yenga, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency) is a village in Nana-Mambéré, Central African Republic. It is from Bouar and on the main road (RN3) between Bouar and Garoua-Boulaï
Garoua-Boulaï (or Gar ...
. Bouar, principal city of Nana-Mambéré, is also the headquarters of the Evangelical Lutheran Church for the Central African Republic. The church's seminary and biblical school are located in Baboua.
References
Prefectures of the Central African Republic
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