Berbérati

Berbérati
Berbérati Location in Central African Republic
Coordinates: 4°15′41″N 15°47′22″E
Country	Central African Republic
Prefecture	Mambéré-Kadéï
Sub-prefecture	Berbérati
Area
• Total	67 km2 (26 sq mi)
Elevation	589 m (1,932 ft)
Population (2012)
• Total	105,155
• Density	Bad rounding here1,600/km2 (Bad rounding here4,100/sq mi)
Time zone	WAT (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	Not observed (UTC+1)

Berbérati is the third-largest city in the Central African Republic, with a population of 76,918 (2003 census). Located in the south-west of the country near the border with Cameroon, it serves as capital of the Mambéré-Kadéï Prefecture.

In the early 20th century Berbérati was part of Oubangui-Chari, one of the four territories comprising French Equatorial Africa which later became Central African Republic. In 1911 it was ceded to German Empire under the terms of the Morocco–Congo Treaty and Treaty of Fez, becoming part of the German colony of Neukamerun, until it was reconquered by the French in 1916 following the defeat of German forces in western Africa during World War I.

Berbérati is served by the Berbérati Airport and a regional university hospital with 158 beds, and is often visited by tourists on their way to the Dzanga-Sangha Special Reserve. It is also home of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Berbérati.