Prefectures of the Central African Republic

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The Central African Republic is administratively divided into 16 prefectures (French: préfectures, Sango: kodoro kômanda-kôta) and the capital city of Bangui, which is an autonomous commune (French: commune autonome, Sango: kôta-gbata).

Each prefecture is governed by a local assembly called General Council (Conseil Général), presided by a Prefect (Préfet). The prefectures are further subdivided into 71 sub-prefectures.

Prefectures are all named after major rivers passing through their areas:

• Ubangi, Nana, Mambéré, Kadeï, Lobaye, M'Poko, Ombella, Sangha, Kémo, Ouaka, Kotto, and Mbomou all flow into the Congo River.
• Pendé, Ouham, Gribingui, Bamingui, Bangoran, and Vakaga all flow into the Chari River, and then into Lake Chad.

(Basse ("Lower") means downstream, and Haut or Haute ("Upper") means upstream.)

No. Prefecture ISO code Capital Population (2003 census) Area (km2) N/A Bangui (AC) CF-BGF Bangui 7005622771000000000622,771 700167000000000000067 1. Mbomou CF-MB Bangassou 7005164008000000000164,008 700461150000000000061,150 2. Basse-Kotto CF-BK Mobaye 7005249150000000000249,150 700417604000000000017,604 3. Kémo CF-KG Sibut 7005118420000000000118,420 700417204000000000017,204 4. Nana-Mambéré CF-NM Bouar 7005233666000000000233,666 700426600000000000026,600 5. Ouham CF-AC Bossangoa 7005369220000000000369,220 700450250000000000050,250 6. Sangha-Mbaéré CF-SE Nola 7005101074000000000101,074 700419412000000000019,412 7. Lobaye CF-LB Mbaïki 7005246875000000000246,875 700419235000000000019,235 8. Ombella-M'Poko CF-MP Bimbo 7005356725000000000356,725 700431835000000000031,835 9. Ouham-Pendé CF-OP Bozoum 7005430506000000000430,506 700432100000000000032,100 10. Haut-Mbomou CF-HM Obo 700457602000000000057,602 700455530000000000055,530 11. Ouaka CF-UK Bambari 7005276710000000000276,710 700449900000000000049,900 12. Haute-Kotto CF-HK Bria 700490316000000000090,316 700486650000000000086,650 13. Bamingui-Bangoran CF-BB Ndélé 700443229000000000043,229 700458200000000000058,200 14. Vakaga CF-VK Birao 700452255000000000052,255 700446500000000000046,500 15. Nana-Grébizi CF-KB Kaga Bandoro 7005117816000000000117,816 700419996000000000019,996 16. Mambéré-Kadéï CF-HS Berbérati 7005364795000000000364,795 700430203000000000030,203

See also

• ISO 3166-2:CF

Sources

• Central African Republic