(Prefectures only): 17,210 km2 (6,643 sq mi) (Kémo) – 86,700 km2 (33,460 sq mi) (Haute-Kotto)
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Faustin-Archange Touadéra
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Félix Moloua
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President: Simplice Sarandji
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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]
Each prefecture is governed by a local assembly called General Council (Conseil Général), presided by a Prefect (Préfet). The prefectures are further subdivided into 71 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.)
No.
Prefecture
ISO code
Capital
Population (2021 estimate)[2]
Area (km2)
Density (km2in 2021)
Zone
Sub-prefectures
Communes
1.
Bangui
CF-BGF
Bangui
1,425,276
3,260
437
South
10
10
2.
Mbomou
CF-MB
Bangassou
257,803
61,150
4.3
South-East
5
10
3.
Basse-Kotto
CF-BK
Mobaye
380,172
17,604
22.5
East
6
15
4.
Kémo
CF-KG
Sibut
183,742
17,204
11.1
Centre
4
8
5.
Nana-Mambéré
CF-NM
Bouar
341,796
26,600
12.6
West
4
16
6.
Ouham
CF-AC
Bossangoa
297,904
50,250
14.7
Centre
7
20
7.
Sangha-Mbaéré
CF-SE
Nola
138,770
19,412
7.5
West
3
5
8.
Lobaye
CF-LB
Mbaïki
345,108
19,235
18.6
South
5
12
9.
Ombella-M'Poko
CF-MP
Boali
269,809
31,835
9.4
South
6
8
10.
Ouham-Pendé
CF-OP
Bozoum
243,315
32,100
13.1
West
6
23
11.
Haut-Mbomou
CF-HM
Obo
52,314
55,530
0.9
South-East
4
5
12.
Ouaka
CF-UK
Bambari
446,354
49,900
9.0
East
5
16
13.
Haute-Kotto
CF-HK
Bria
128,342
86,650
1.5
East
3
6
14.
Bamingui-Bangoran
CF-BB
Ndélé
82,108
58,200
1.4
Centre
2
3
15.
Vakaga
CF-VK
Birao
83,188
46,500
1.8
East
2
3
16.
Nana-Grébizi
CF-KB
Kaga Bandoro
208,821
19,996
10.6
Centre
2
6
17.
Mambéré-Kadéï
CF-HS
Berbérati
273,166
30,203
19.9
West
7
12
18.
Mambéré
n/a
Carnot
265,479
15,740
16.9
West
4
5
19.
Lim-Pendé
n/a
Paoua
442,151
13,210
33.5
West
5
14
20.
Ouham-Fafa
n/a
Batangafo
225,479
32,530
6.9
North
4
11
^Oubangui Médias, Oubangui Médias (11 December 2020). "La Centrafrique dispose désormais de 20 préfectures et de 84 sous-préfectures". oubanguimedias.com. Oubangi Medias. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
^"Central African Republic: Administrative Division (Prefectures and Sub-Prefectures - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
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