Pougol
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Pougol | |
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  Pougol Location in Central African Republic | |
| Coordinates: 7°16′25″N 16°10′11″E / 7.27361°N 16.16972°E | |
| Country | Central African Republic |
| Prefecture | Lim-Pendé |
| Sub-prefecture | Paoua |
| Commune | Paoua |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,263[1] |
Pougol is a town situated in Lim-Pendé, Central African Republic. Until 2020, the town was part of Ouham-Pendé.
RJ captured Pougol from ex-Seleka in June 2014. In September 2014, Anti-balaka seized Pougol from RJ. In an act of revenge against Anti Balaka's seizure of the town, RJ torched 26 houses belonging to the relatives of ex-APRD members who refused to join RJ. This battle caused the residents to flee to the bush on 13 September 2014.[2][3]
MPC ambushed two MINUSCA patrol vehicles in Pougol on 23 August 2018.[4] 3R and former Seleka militias attacked a vehicle owned by NGO in June 2019. They robbed the passenger's belongings and stole the vehicle.[5]
On 8 June 2020, 3R attacked the FACA-MINUSCA checkpoint in Pougol.[6] As a result, residents fled to the bush, Paoua, and nearby villages.[7]
CPC rebels burned a bridge located 7 km from Pougol that provides access to the village on 10 March 2021. As a result, Pougol was isolated.[8]
MINUSCA constructed the Poungol town hall, and it was inaugurated on 4 July 2022.[9]
The clash between Peuhl herders and the villagers over natural resources ensued in Pougol in April 2024, prompting the residents to flee the village.[10]
Economy
Education
There is one school in Pougol.[13]