Mambéré-Kadéï is one of the 20

prefecture A prefecture (from the Latin word, "''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 inter ...

s of the

Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to Central African Republic–Chad border, the north, Sudan to Central African Republic–Sudan border, the northeast, South Sudan to Central ...

. Its capital is Berbérati. It is named for the Mambéré River and Kadéï River. The prefecture covers an area of 13,740 km² and, according to official estimates, its population was 281,286 inhabitants in 2024. At the time of the country's last official census, in 2003, the population was 364,795 inhabitants in an area of 30,203 km². These are data from before December 2020, when part of the territory was dismembered to create the Mambéré prefecture. Until 1992, it was known as Haute-Sangha.

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Prefectures of the Central African Republic {{CentralAfricanRepublic-geo-stub