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Sub-Prefecture and town in Haute-Kotto, Central African Republic

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Yalinga
Sub-Prefecture and town
Yalinga Location in the Central African Republic
Coordinates: 6°31′N 23°15′E / 6.517°N 23.250°E / 6.517; 23.250
Country	Central African Republic
Prefecture	Haute-Kotto
Government
• Sub-Prefect	Gwladys Natacha Akani^[1]
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

Yalinga is a town and sub-prefecture in the Haute-Kotto prefecture of the central-eastern Central African Republic.

Yalinga was founded as a French post by Lieutenant Bissey on 1 March 1912 to anticipate any further attacks from Kamoun, the last sultan of Dar al Kuti, who was resisting French annexation.^[2]^[3]

On 28 February 2010, LRA attacked Yalinga. They pillaged police station, weather station, a safari camp and kidnapped 26 people.^[4]

On 22 April 2021 Yalinga was captured from rebels of Coalition of Patriots for Change by Russian mercenaries allied with government forces.^[5]

Transport

The town is served by Yalinga Airport.

References

↑ Oubangui Medias, Oubangui Medias. "Centrafrique : Décrets portant nomination des Gouverneurs, des Préfets et des Sous-Préfets". oubanguimedias.com. Oubangui Medias. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
↑ Rius, Juan Fandos; Bradshaw, Richard (2016). Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic. Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 645. ISBN 9780810879928.
↑ Serre, Jacques; Fandos-Rius, Juan (2014). Répertoire de l'administration territoriale de la République centrafricaine. Paris: L’Harmattan. p. 178. ISBN 978-2-343-01298-8.
↑ ICG, ICG (28 April 2010). LRA: A Regional Strategy beyond Killing Kony (PDF) (Report). p. 27. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
↑ RCA : les mercenaires russes et syriens ont repris la ville de Yalinga sans affrontement Archived 2021-04-23 at the Wayback Machine, 22 April 2021

v t e Haute-Kotto
Capital: Bria
Bria	Aïgbado Boungou Bria Mouka Ngoubi Ngouroundou
Ouadda	Ouadda Sam Ouandja
Yalinga	Awalawa Bani Kpokpo Mbangana Mbihi Yalinga

Sub-prefectures of the Central African Republic

Equateur Region

Mambéré Prefecture	Carnot Amada-Gaza Gadzi Senkpa-Mbaéré
Mambéré-Kadéï Prefecture	Berbérati Gamboula Dédé-Makouba Sosso-Nakombo
Nana-Mambéré Prefecture	Baboua Baoro Bouar Abba
Sangha-Mbaéré Economic Prefecture	Bambio Nola Bayanga

Fertit Region

Bamingui-Bangoran Prefecture	Bamingui Ndélé
Haute-Kotto Prefecture	Bria Ouadda Yalinga
Vakaga Prefecture	Am Dafok Birao Ouanda Djallé Ouandja

Haut-Oubangui Region

Basse-Kotto Prefecture	Alindao Kembé Mingala Mobaye Satema Zangba
Haut-Mbomou Prefecture	Djemah Obo Zemio Bambouti
Mbomou Prefecture	Bakouma Bangassou Gambo Ouango Rafaï

Kagas Region

Kémo Prefecture	Dekoa Sibut Mala Ndjoukou
Nana-Grébizi Economic Prefecture	Kaga-Bandoro Mbrès
Ouaka Prefecture	Bakala Bambari Grimari Ippy Kouango

Plateaux Region

Lobaye Prefecture	Boda Mbaiki Moboma Mongoumba Boganangone Boganda
Ombella-M'Poko Prefecture	Boali Damara Yaloke Bossembélé Bogangolo
Bangui Prefecture	Bangui-Centre Bangui-Fleuve Bangui-Kagas Bangui-Rapides

Yade Region

Lim-Pendé Prefecture	Paoua Ngaoundaye Ndim Kodi Taley
Ouham Prefecture	Bossangoa Markounda Nana-Bakassa Nanga-Boguila
Ouham-Fafa Prefecture	Batangafo Bouca Kabo Sido
Ouham-Pendé Prefecture	Bocaranga Bozoum Bossemptele Koui

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