Bamingui

Town in Central African Republic From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

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Bamingui
Bamingui is located in Central African Republic
Bamingui
Bamingui
Location in the Central African Republic
Coordinates: 7°34′N 20°11′E
Country Central African Republic
PrefectureBamingui-Bangoran
Sub-prefectureBamingui
Government
  Sub-PrefectThéophile Gandola[1]
Population
 (2003)
  Total
6,230
Time zoneUTC + 1
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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]

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