The prefectures of the Central African Republic are divided into 71 sub-prefectures (french: sous-préfectures). The sub-prefectures are listed below, by prefecture.

Bamingui-Bangoran Prefecture

Bamingui Bamingui is a town and sub-prefecture in the Bamingui-Bangoran Prefecture in the northern Central African Republic. It lies on the south bank of the Chari River (Bamingui River) along National Route 8, by road northeast of the capital of Bangui. ...

* Ndélé

Bangui Commune

Bangui Bangui () (or Bangî in Sango, formerly written Bangi in English) is the capital and largest city of the Central African Republic. It was established as a French outpost in 1889 and named after its location on the northern bank of the Ubangi ...

Basse-Kotto Prefecture

Alindao Alindao is a town and sub-prefecture located in the Central African Republic prefecture of Basse-Kotto. It lies at the junction of the National Route 2 and 22. Alindao had a population of 14,401 as of the 2003 census; and a calculated 2013 pop ...

Kembé Kembé is a town located in the Central African Republic Prefectures of the Central African Republic, prefecture of Basse-Kotto. The Kembe Falls, Kotto Falls double waterfall is nearby. History Kembé, together with nearby Dimbi, was captured b ...

* Mingala *

Mobaye Mobaye is a settlement with a population of 7,176 (2003 census) in the Basse-Kotto prefecture of Central African Republic. It lies on the Ubangi River. History On 8 February 2013 Mobaye was captured by Séléka rebels. In September 2019 Mob ...

* Satema * Zangba

Haut-Mbomou Prefecture

Djemah Djemah is a town and sub-prefecture in the Haut-Mbomou Prefecture of the south-eastern Central African Republic. It is the least-populous sub-prefecture in the country. The town is named after local chief Djemah, who was accused of murder by Fre ...

Obo Obo is the capital of Haut-Mbomou, one of the 14 Prefectures of the Central African Republic, prefectures of the Central African Republic. It is close to the Pole of inaccessibility#Africa, African Pole of Inaccessibility. Poste Airport is loca ...

Zemio Zemio is a town and sub-prefecture in the Haut-Mbomou prefecture of the south-eastern Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR; ; , RCA; , or , ) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to th ...

* Bambouti *

Mboki Mboki is a town and sub-prefecture in the Haut-Mbomou prefecture of the south-eastern Central African Republic. History Until mid-2017 Mboki was not affected by Central African Republic Civil War {{Infobox military conflict , conflict ...

Haute-Kotto Prefecture

* Bria *

Ouadda Ouadda is a town located in the Central African Republic prefecture of Haute-Kotto. History On 10 December 2012, the rebels from Séléka seized Ouadda, as well as weapons left by fleeing soldiers. In 2021 Ouadda was under control of ex-Sélék ...

Yalinga Yalinga is a town and sub-prefecture in the Haute-Kotto prefecture of the central-eastern Central African Republic. History On 22 April 2021 Yalinga was captured from rebels of Coalition of Patriots for Change The Coalition of Patriots for C ...

Kémo Prefecture

Dekoa Dekoa (Dékoua) is a sub-prefecture and town in the Kémo Prefecture of the south-eastern Central African Republic. History In the nineteenth century freebooter Rabih az-Zubayr brought Dekoa under his sway and made it a part of the Bornu Empire. ...

Sibut Sibut (), formerly Fort Sibut (french: Fort-Sibut) is the capital of Kémo, one of the 16 prefectures of the Central African Republic. An important transport hub, it is situated north of the capital Bangui and is known for its market. Sibut is ...

* Mala * Ndjoukou

Lobaye Prefecture

* Boda * Mbaiki *

Mongoumba Mongoumba is a town located in the Central African Republic prefecture of Lobaye Lobaye is one of the 16 prefectures of the Central African Republic. Its capital is Mbaïki. Emperor Duy Tân of Vietnam died here on December 26, 1945 in a pla ...

* Boganangone * Boganda

Mambéré-Kadéï Prefecture

Berbérati Berbérati is the second-largest city in the Central African Republic, with a population of 105,155(2013 census). Located in the south-west of the country near the border with Cameroon, it serves as capital of the Mambéré-Kadéï Prefecture and g ...

* Carnot *

Gamboula Gamboula is a town located in the Central African Republic prefecture of Mambéré-Kadéï. History On 28 December 2020 Gamboula was captured by rebels from Coalition of Patriots for Change The Coalition of Patriots for Change (''Coalition ...

* Amada-Gaza * Dédé-Makouba * Gadzi * Sosso-Nakombo

Mbomou Prefecture

Bakouma Bakouma is a sub-prefecture in the prefecture of Mbomou in Central African Republic. The area is known for its prosperity of mineral resources which have for a long time remained unexploited. History Bakouma was founded in September 1892 when ...

* Bangassou * Rafai * Gambo * Ouango

Nana-Grébizi Economic Prefecture

Kaga-Bandoro Kaga-Bandoro is a market town and capital of the Nana-Grébizi prefecture of the Central African Republic. It represents the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaga–Bandoro. History On 25 December 2012 rebels from Séléka coalition took ...

* Mbrès

Nana-Mambéré Prefecture

* Baboua *

Baoro Baoro is a town located in the Central African Republic prefecture of Nana-Mambéré. History On 20 January 2014 Seleka withdrew from Baoro. Two days later armed Anti-balaka fighters attacked the town killing civilians. Muslims were able to re ...

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 ...

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Ombella-M'Poko Prefecture

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Boali Boali is a town located in the Central African Republic prefecture of Ombella-M'Poko. Boali is located on National Highway 1 (RN1), about 100 km northwest of the national capital, Bangui. The road, one of the country's few paved highways ...

* Damara * Bogangolo *

Yaloke Yaloke is a town in the Yaloke-Bossembele sub-prefecture in the Ombella-M'Poko prefecture of the western Central African Republic. History In December 2014, UNHCR was seeking relocation for "474 Muslims from the Peuhl ethnic minority" trappe ...

* Bossembele

Ouaka Prefecture

* Bakala *

Bambari Bambari is a town in the Central African Republic, lying on the Ouaka River. It has a population of 41,356 (2003 census) and is the capital of Ouaka prefecture. Bambari is an important market town and is home to Bambari Airport, and the R ...

Grimari Grimari is a city located in the Ouaka prefecture in Central African Republic, approximately away from the capital, Bangui. The politician Abel Goumba was born in Grimari. History On March 1, 1910, Grimari replaced Pouyamba as the capital of ...

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Kouango Kouango is a town located in the Central African Republic prefecture of Ouaka. History In February 2013 Kouango was captured by Séléka Séléka CPSK-CPJP-UFDR was an alliance of rebel militia groups that subjugated the Central African ...

Ouham Prefecture

Batangafo Batangafo is a town located in the Central African Republic prefecture of Ouham at the confluence of Ouham River and its affluent Fafa. There is an airport in Bafangafo. History In August 2014 heavy clashes erupted in Batangafo between Sél� ...

Bossangoa Bossangoa is the capital of Ouham, one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic. The town has a population of 36,478 (2003 census). It is located 303 km (189 mi) north of the country's capital, Bangui. The Ouham River pa ...

* Bouca *

Kabo Kabo is a town in the northern Central African Republic, lying north west of Kaga Bandoro. It is a market town and the border post for Chad. History The northern nomads in the Central African Republic resented the central government and a rebel ...

* Markounda * Moyenne-Sido * Nana-Bakassa * Nanga-Boguila

Ouham-Pendé Prefecture

* Bocaranga *

Bozoum Bozoum is the capital of Ouham-Pendé, one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic. History On 13 January 2014 Seleka withdrew from Bozoum. Anti-balaka took control of the town. Muslims who lived there were subjects to threats by ...

Paoua Paoua is a town located in the Central African Republic prefecture of Ouham-Pendé. History Paoua and its surrounding territories have become something of a ghost town after rebel and government soldier attacks in 2006 and 2007, with much of the ...

* Bossemptele * Koui * Ngaoundaye

Sangha-Mbaéré Economic Prefecture

Bambio Bambio is a sub-prefecture and town in the Sangha-Mbaéré Prefecture of the south-west Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR; ; , RCA; , or , ) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to ...

Bayanga Bayanga is a town and sub-prefecture of Sangha-Mbaéré in the Central African Republic. It is one of the few tourist destinations in the country. Bayanga is on the left bank of the Sangha River, about 102 km south of the capital of Nola ...

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Vakaga Prefecture

Birao Birao is the capital of Vakaga, one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic and was an administrative post in the colony of Ubangui-Shari. In March 2007, the town was almost completely burnt down in the fighting between rebels a ...

Ouanda Djallé Ouanda Djallé is a sub-prefecture and town in the prefecture of Vakaga in the Central African Republic. It is located 130 km south of Birao. By population it is one of the smallest sub-prefectures in the country (only Bambouti and Djéma ...

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