Pata, also known as ''Kpata'', is a village in the

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 ...

prefecture in the northern

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History

CPJP attacked Pata on 26 October 2010. They burned hundreds of houses and killed a 16-year-old girl. An alleged LRA attacked Pata on 22 July 2016. They looted civilian's belongings and abducted 7 people. The LRA's incursion caused the villagers to flee to

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and Yangoubrindji. An armed group visited Pata at the beginning of October 2023 to demand the villagers pay the ransom of one million CFA francs and the villagers paid it with the assistance from traders. However, four days later, the same militia group returned to the village and occupied it. They raped girls and looted shops and civilian's belonging. As a result, the villagers fled to

N'Délé N'Délé or Ndele is a market town and sub prefecture in the north eastern Central African Republic, lying east of the Bamingui-Bangoran National Park. Ndélé is the capital of Bamingui-Bangoran, one of the 16 prefectures of the Central African ...

Education

Pata has one school.

Healthcare

The village has one health post.

References

External links

Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamingui-Bangoran N'Délé {{CentralAfricanRepublic-geo-stub