Prefectures of the Central African Republic

Since 10 December 2020, The Central African Republic is administratively divided into 20 prefectures (French: préfectures, Sango: kodoro kômanda-kôta) and the capital city of Bangui, which is an autonomous commune (French: commune autonome, Sango: kôta-gbata).^[1]

Prefectures and the commune of the Central African Republic Préfectures et la commune de la République centrafricaine (French)
Category	Unitary state
Location	Central African Republic
Number	20 Prefectures
Populations	(Prefectures only): 43,229 (Bamingui-Bangoran) – 430,506 (Ouham-Pendé)
Areas	(Prefectures only): 17,210 km2 (6,643 sq mi) (Kémo) – 86,700 km2 (33,460 sq mi) (Haute-Kotto)
Government	Prefecture government, National government
Subdivisions	Sub-Prefecture

Each prefecture is governed by a local assembly called General Council (Conseil Général), presided by a Prefect (Préfet). The prefectures are further subdivided into 80 sub-prefectures.

Prefectures are all named after major rivers passing through their areas:

• Ubangi, Nana, Mambéré, Kadeï, Lobaye, M'Poko, Ombella, Sangha, Kémo, Ouaka, Kotto, and Mbomou all flow into the Congo River.
• Pendé, Ouham, Gribingui, Bamingui, Bangoran, and Vakaga all flow into the Chari River, and then into Lake Chad.

(Basse ("Lower") means downstream, and Haut or Haute ("Upper") means upstream.)

Table of provinces

No.	Prefecture	ISO code	Capital	Population (2021 estimate) [2]	Area (km2)	Density (km2 in 2021)	Zone/Region	Sub-prefectures	Communes
1.	Bangui	CF-BGF	Bangui	1,425,276	3,260	437	Bas-Oubangui (VII)	10	10
2.	Mbomou	CF-MB	Bangassou	257,803	61,150	4.3	Haut-Oubangui (VI)	5	10
3.	Basse-Kotto	CF-BK	Mobaye	380,172	17,604	22.5	Haut-Oubangui (VI)	6	15
4.	Kémo	CF-KG	Sibut	183,742	17,204	11.1	Kagas (IV)	4	8
5.	Nana-Mambéré	CF-NM	Bouar	341,796	26,600	12.6	Equateur (II)	4	16
6.	Ouham	CF-AC	Bossangoa	297,904	50,250	14.7	Yade (III)	7	20
7.	Sangha-Mbaéré	CF-SE	Nola	138,770	19,412	7.5	Equateur (II)	3	5
8.	Lobaye	CF-LB	Mbaïki	345,108	19,235	18.6	Plateaux (I)	5	12
9.	Ombella-M'Poko	CF-MP	Boali	269,809	31,835	9.4	Plateaux (I)	6	8
10.	Ouham-Pendé	CF-OP	Bozoum	243,315	32,100	13.1	Yade (III)	6	23
11.	Haut-Mbomou	CF-HM	Obo	52,314	55,530	0.9	Haut-Oubangui (VI)	4	5
12.	Ouaka	CF-UK	Bambari	446,354	49,900	9.0	Kagas (IV)	5	16
13.	Haute-Kotto	CF-HK	Bria	128,342	86,650	1.5	Fertit (V)	3	6
14.	Bamingui-Bangoran	CF-BB	Ndélé	82,108	58,200	1.4	Fertit (V)	2	3
15.	Vakaga	CF-VK	Birao	83,188	46,500	1.8	Fertit (V)	2	3
16.	Nana-Grébizi	CF-KB	Kaga Bandoro	208,821	19,996	10.6	Kagas (IV)	2	6
17.	Mambéré-Kadéï	CF-HS	Berbérati	273,166	30,203	19.9	Equateur (II)	7	12
18.	Mambéré	n/a	Carnot	265,479	15,740	16.9	Equateur (II)	4	5
19.	Lim-Pendé	n/a	Paoua	442,151	13,210	33.5	Yade (III)	5	14
20.	Ouham-Fafa	n/a	Batangafo	225,479	32,530	6.9	Yade (III)	4	11

See also

• ISO 3166-2:CF