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Ngaoundaye
Country Central African Republic

Ngaoundaye is a sub-prefecture of Ouham-Pendé in the Central African Republic.[1][2]

Geography

Ngaoundaye is located near the borders of Chad and Cameroon : 5 km from Chad, 20 km from Cameroon, 70 km from Bocaranga and 600 km northwest of Bangui .

History

The locality is erected in sub-prefecture of Ouham-Pendé on May 2, 2002 by dismemberment of the sub-prefecture of Bocaranga. In June 2007, following the murder of the sous-préfet, the Central African army burned part of the town. Occupied by the former Seleka in December 2013, the town of Ngaoundaye sees its population flee in waves to neighboring Cameroon and Chad.[3]

Administration

The sub-prefecture of Ngaoundaye is made up of five communes: Dilouki, Kodi, Lim, Yeme and Mbili . The locality of Ngaoundaye is located in the municipality of Lim.

Population

The population of the sub-prefecture reaches 109,000 inhabitants including 30,000 displaced people in 2016, it is mainly composed of ethnic Pana, Gongué and Pondo.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Ngaoundaye". AccuWeather. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Ngaoundaye". Google Maps. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  3. ^ Humanitarian Response, Rapport d'évaluation multisectorielle de Ngaoundaye, août 2014
  4. ^ OCHA, Profil humanitaire Sous-préfecture de Ngaoundaye Archived 2016-09-19 at the Wayback Machine, juillet 2016