Berbérati is the second-largest city in the
Central African Republic
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, with a population of 105,155(2013 census). Located in the south-west of the country near the border with
Cameroon
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, it serves as capital of the
Mambéré-Kadéï Prefecture and gives its name (as capital) to the main
Sub-prefecture
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Albania
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.
History
The city was founded in 1893. In the early 20th century Berbérati was part of
Oubangui-Chari
Ubangi-Shari (french: Oubangui-Chari) was a French colony in central Africa, a part of French Equatorial Africa.
It was named after the Ubangi and Chari rivers along which it was colonised. It was established on 29 December 1903, from th ...
, one of the four territories comprising
French Equatorial Africa
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which later became Central African Republic. In 1911 it was ceded to the
German Empire under the terms of the
Morocco–Congo Treaty and the
Treaty of Fez, becoming part of the German colony of
Neukamerun, until it was reconquered by the French in 1916 following the defeat of German forces in western Africa during
World War I
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.
Health
The state-owned
university hospital of Berbérati is an unfenced complex of several bungalows near the town center. The hospital was constructed in the 1950s and operated by French military doctors until the 1980s. The French hospital administrators were succeeded by an expatriate Italian Catholic nun, although the hospital also receives Protestant support.
Transports
Berbérati is served by the
Berbérati Airport
Berbérati Airport is an airport serving Berbérati, the capital of the Mambéré-Kadéï prefecture in the Central African Republic.
Facilities
The airport is south of Berbérati. The runway has a short (less than ) paved overrun on each end ...
.
Climate
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies Berbérati’s climate as
tropical wet and dry (''Aw'').
Places of worship
Among the
places of worship, they are predominantly
Christian
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churches and temples :
Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Central African Republic (
Lutheran World Federation
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),
Evangelical Baptist Church of the Central African Republic (
Baptist World Alliance
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),
Roman Catholic Diocese of Berbérati (
Catholic Church
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).
[ J. Gordon Melton, Martin Baumann, ‘‘Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices’’, ABC-CLIO, USA, 2010, p. 531-532] There are also
Muslim mosques.
See also
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Dzanga-Sangha Special Reserve
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*
List of cities in the Central African Republic
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People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
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Prefectures of the Central African Republic
References
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Sub-prefectures of the Central African Republic
Populated places in the Central African Republic
Populated places in Mambéré-Kadéï