Ouandja
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Ouandja | |
|---|---|
  Ouandja Location in Central African Republic | |
| Coordinates: 9°16′4″N 22°42′9″E / 9.26778°N 22.70250°E | |
| Country | Central African Republic |
| Prefecture | Vakaga |
| Sub-prefecture | Ouandja |
| Commune | Ouandja |
| Government | |
| • Sub-prefect | Bonanne Nahordji Ongnegawa[1] |
| • Mayor | Abdala Mahamat[2] |
Ouandja, also written as Ouandjia, is a town situated in Vakaga Prefecture, Central African Republic.
Ouandja had a population of 383 people in 1962.[3]
During the Central African Bush War, rebels occupied the town, which was then recaptured by FACA and Presidential Guard forces on 11 December 2006.[4] After capturing the town, they burned 57 homes, the clinic, the school, the mayor's office, and the gendarmerie building and killed seven people, including a former MP member, Zacharia Rizégala.[4][5] In late 2007, UFDR reportedly controlled the town and erected barriers.[6]
In the early August 2009, UFDR rebels attacked Kara residents in Ouandja to avenge the Kara militias' raid in Délembé, Sergobo, and Tala.[7] The UN reported that Ouandja served as main checkpoint for Sudanese trucks to travel to Bria and other places in 2015.[8] In January 2023, the government controlled the town and deployed placed 26 FACA soldiers there.[9]
Demographics
Education
There is a school in the town.[11]