Rafaï
Rafaï | |
|---|---|
| Country | Central African Republic |
| Prefecture | Mbomou |
| Population | |
• Total | 14,000 |
Rafaï[1] is a town and sub-prefecture on the Chinko River, in the Central African Republic prefecture of Mbomou. Its estimated population is about 14,000 people.
History
The Sultanate of Rafaï was the last of Ubangi-Shari to still have its sultan.[2] The last sultan assumed the throne in 1909.[2]
Transport
Rafaï has a small civilian airport with a 4,249 foot unpaved runway.
Notes
- ^ Rafaï (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ a b Gide, André (1927). Voyage au Congo: Carnets de Route. Paris: Gallimard. OCLC 19336971.
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