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Place in Bamingui-Bangoran, Central African Republic From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bamingui is a town and sub-prefecture in the Bamingui-Bangoran Prefecture in the northern Central African Republic.[2] It lies on the south bank of the Chari River (Bamingui River) along National Route 8, 529 kilometres (329 mi) by road northeast of the capital of Bangui.[3] As of 2003 it had a population of 6230 people.
Bamingui | |
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Coordinates: 7°34′N 20°11′E | |
Country | Central African Republic |
Prefecture | Bamingui-Bangoran |
Sub-prefecture | Bamingui |
Government | |
• Sub-Prefect | Théophile Gandola[1] |
Population (2003) | |
• Total | 6,230 |
Time zone | UTC + 1 |
When the fighting resumed in December 2012 between the FACA loyalists and the rebel coalition of Séléka, the city fell to rebel forces.[4][5] On 25 June 2021 it was recaptured by government forces during their offensive against rebels from Coalition of Patriots for Change.[6]
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