Paoua
Appearance
Paoua | |
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![]() A school in Paoua, 2007. | |
Coordinates: 7°15′N 16°26′E / 7.250°N 16.433°E | |
Country | Central African Republic |
Prefecture | Ouham-Pendé |
Population (2003) | 17,370 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Marc Ouefio[1] |
Paoua is a town located in the Central African Republic prefecture of Ouham-Pendé. 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 population fleeing into the bush or into refugee camps.[2]
The town is the birthplace of former president of the Republic Ange-Félix Patassé.
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