Bamingui
Appearance
Bamingui | |
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Coordinates: 7°34′N 20°11′E / 7.567°N 20.183°E | |
Country | Central African Republic |
Prefecture | Bamingui-Bangoran |
Sub-prefecture | Bamingui |
Population (2003) | |
• Total | 6,230 |
Time zone | UTC + 1 |
Bamingui is a town and sub-prefecture in the Bamingui-Bangoran Prefecture in the northern Central African Republic.[1] It lies on the south bank of the Chari River (Bamingui River) along National Route 8, 529 kilometres (329 mi) by road northeast of the capital of Bangui.[2] As of 2003 it had a population of 6230 people. When the fighting resumed in December 2012 between the FACA loyalists and the rebel coalition of Séléka, the city fell to rebel forces.[3][4]
References
- ^ Maplandia world gazetteer
- ^ "Bamingui" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ^ "Centrafrique: Bangui sous la menace des rebelles". Le Figaro (in French). 26 December 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ^ "La France n'est pas en Centrafrique pour y protéger «un régime". Libération (in French). 27 December 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2013.