N'Délé or Ndele is a

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and sub prefecture in the north eastern

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, lying east of the Bamingui-Bangoran National Park. Ndélé is the capital of

Bamingui-Bangoran Bamingui-Bangoran is one of the 20 prefectures of the Central African Republic. It covers an area of 58,200 km2 and had a population of 43,229 as of the 2003 census. The capital is Ndélé. In 2024, official estimates suggest the population ...

, one of the 16

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s of the

. N'Délé had a population of 10,850 as of the 2003 census; and a calculated 2013 population of 13,704.

History

The ''tata'', or fortified wall, creates a citadel-like palace on a hill overlooking N'Délé. It was constructed at the behest of Sultan Mohammed al-Sanussi of Dar al Kuti in the late 19th century. N'Délé, the ''tata'', and the Kaga-Kpoungouvou Caves were collectively added to the

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Tentative List on April 11, 2006, in the Cultural category. In 1970, N'Délé received electricity. When the fighting resumed in December 2012 between the FACA loyalists and the rebel coalition of

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. Sél� ...

, the city fell to rebel forces. In 2020 heavy clashes erupted in the city between ex-Séléka FPRC and RPRC groups resulting in dozens people being killed. On 27 June 2021, N'Délé was recaptured by government forces.RCA: la vie roule à merveille à Ndelé sous contrôle des FACA
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Climate

N'Délé has a

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(

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''Aw'') with a sweltering and arid

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from November to mid-April and a hot and humid

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– milder than the dry season by temperature but equally or more uncomfortable due to much higher humidity – from mid-April to the end of October.

References

Books

* D. Cordell, ''Dar al-Kuti and the Last Years of the Trans-Saharan Slave Trade''. Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press, 1985.

External links

Satellite map at Maplandia.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:N'Dele Sub-prefectures of the Central African Republic Populated places in Bamingui-Bangoran