Bamingui Explained

Official Name:Bamingui
Pushpin Map:Central African Republic
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Central African Republic
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Central African Republic
Subdivision Type1:Prefecture
Subdivision Name1:Bamingui-Bangoran
Subdivision Type2:Sub-prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Bamingui
Leader Title:Sub-Prefect
Leader Name:Théophile Gandola[1]
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2003
Population Total:6230
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:UTC + 1
Coordinates:7.5667°N 31°W

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, by road northeast of the capital of Bangui. As of 2003 it had a population of 6230 people.

History

When the fighting resumed in December 2012 between the FACA loyalists and the rebel coalition of Séléka, the city fell to rebel forces.[3] [4] On 25 June 2021 it was recaptured by government forces during their offensive against rebels from Coalition of Patriots for Change.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oubangui Medias . Oubangui Medias . Centrafrique : Décrets portant nomination des Gouverneurs, des Préfets et des Sous-Préfets . oubanguimedias.com . Oubangui Medias . 6 June 2024.
  2. Maplandia world gazetteer
  3. News: Centrafrique: Bangui sous la menace des rebelles. . 26 December 2012. 30 March 2013. fr.
  4. News: La France n'est pas en Centrafrique pour y protéger «un régime. Libération. 27 December 2012. 30 March 2013. fr. 13 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141013173604/http://www.liberation.fr/monde/2012/12/27/la-france-n-est-pas-en-centrafrique-pour-y-proteger-un-regime_870212. dead.
  5. https://www.polgeonow.com/2021/07/who-controls-the-central-african-republic-2021.html Central African Republic Control Map & Timeline - July 2021