Bamingui

Bamingui
Bamingui Location in the Central African Republic
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

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.

History

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]

References

1. Oubangui Medias, Oubangui Medias. "Centrafrique : Décrets portant nomination des Gouverneurs, des Préfets et des Sous-Préfets". oubanguimedias.com. Oubangui Medias. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
2. Maplandia world gazetteer
3. "Bamingui" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
4. "Centrafrique: Bangui sous la menace des rebelles". Le Figaro (in French). 26 December 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
5. "La France n'est pas en Centrafrique pour y protéger «un régime". Libération (in French). 27 December 2012. Archived from the original on 13 October 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
6. Central African Republic Control Map & Timeline - July 2021