Ouham

Ouham is one of the 20 prefectures of the Central African Republic.^[3][4] Its capital is Bossangoa. The prefecture covers an area of 20,240 km² and, according to official estimates, its population was 329,645 inhabitants in 2024.^[2] At the time of the country's last official census, in 2003, the population was 369,220 inhabitants in an area of 50,250 km².^[5] These are data from before December 2020, when part of the territory was dismembered to create the Ouham-Fafa prefecture.^[6]

Ouham
Prefecture
Ouham, prefecture of Central African Republic
Sub-prefectures of Ouham before Dec. 2020
Country	Central African Republic
Capital	Bossangoa
Government
• Prefect	Barthelemy Wilikon[1]
Area
• Total	20,240 km2 (7,810 sq mi)
Population  (2003 census)
• Total	369,220
• Estimate  (2024 estimation[2])	329,645

Geography

The prefecture is in the north-west of the Central African Republic. In the north it has a border with Chad. In the south is the prefecture Ombella-Mpoko, in the west the prefecture Ouham-Pendé and in the east the prefectures Nana-Grébizi and Kémo.