Haute-Kotto | |
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 Haute-Kotto, prefecture of Central African Republic | |
 Sub-prefectures of Haute-Kotto | |
| Country | Central African Republic |
| Capital | Bria |
| Government | |
| • Prefect | Evariste Binguenendji [1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 86,650 km2 (33,460 sq mi) |
| Population (2003 census) | |
| • Total | 90,316 |
| • Density | 1.0/km2 (2.7/sq mi) |
Haute-Kotto ( [otko.to] , "Upper Kotto") is one of the 20 prefectures of the Central African Republic. [2] Its capital is Bria. It is the largest prefecture in the Central African Republic. [3]
Basse-Kotto is one of the 20 and the least populated prefecture of the Central African Republic. Its capital is Mobaye.
Haut-Mbomou is one of the 20 prefectures of the Central African Republic. Its capital is Obo. The African Pole of Inaccessibility is located here.
Lobaye is one of the 20 prefectures of the Central African Republic. Its capital is Mbaïki. Emperor Duy Tân of Vietnam died here on December 26, 1945 in a plane crash. David Dacko, the first and third president of the Central African Republic from 1960–1965 and 1979–1981, was from Lobaye.
Mbomou is one of the twenty prefectures of the Central African Republic. It covers an area of 61,150 square kilometres (23,610 sq mi) and has a population of 164,009, giving a population density of only 2.7 inhabitants per square kilometre. The capital is Bangassou. Nearby are the Kembe Falls on the River Kotto. The prefecture is governed by Pierrette Benguere.
Ombella-M'Poko is one of the 20 prefectures of the Central African Republic. Its capital is Boali since 10 December 2020. One important tourist attraction is the Falls of Boali; however, due to the Boali dam, the falls only carry water on the weekends.
Ouaka is one of the 20 prefectures of the Central African Republic. It borders the Democratic Republic of the Congo, covers an area of 49,900 km2, and has a population of 276,710, giving a population density of 5.5 inhabitants/km2. The capital is Bambari. It is named for the Ouaka River.
Ouham is one of the 20 prefectures of the Central African Republic. Its capital is Bossangoa.
Ouham-Pendé is one of the 20 prefectures of the Central African Republic. Its capital is Bozoum. The region contains several ghost towns such as Goroumo, Beogombo Deux and Paoua due to government forces ransacking them and armed bandits killing all the male inhabitants over the years from 2005 to 2008.
Mobaye is a settlement with a population of 7,176 in the Basse-Kotto prefecture of Central African Republic. It lies on the Ubangi River.
Bria is the capital of Haute-Kotto, one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic. As of the 2003 census the town had a population of 35,204.
Kaga-Bandoro is a market town and capital of the Nana-Grébizi prefecture of the Central African Republic. It represents the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaga–Bandoro. The town has been renamed twice.
Bria Airport is an airport serving Bria, a town on the Kotto River in the Haute-Kotto prefecture of the Central African Republic. The airport is in the southern section of the town.
Ouanda Djallé is a sub-prefecture and town in the prefecture of Vakaga in the Central African Republic. It is located 130 km south of Birao. By population it is one of the smallest sub-prefectures in the country.
Health in the Central African Republic has been degraded by years of internal conflict and economic turmoil since independence from France in 1960. One sixth of the country's population is in need of acute medical care. Endemic diseases put a high demand on the health infrastructure, which requires outside assistance to sustain itself.
The Kotto River is a tributary of the Oubangui River in the Central African Republic.
Zangba is a sub-prefecture of Basse-Kotto in the Central African Republic.
Thierry François Pelenga alias Bokassa is an Anti-balaka leader and war criminal from Haute-Kotto prefecture in the Central African Republic.
On 16 and 17 January 2022, at least 65 civilians were killed by Russian mercenaries from the Wagner Group who were supported by armed forces in the villages of Aïgbado and Yanga near Bria in the Central African Republic during an operation against rebels from the Coalition of Patriots for Change.
Aïgbado or Aïgbando is a village located in the Central African Republic prefecture of Haute-Kotto.
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