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Bangui
Bangui, Central African Republic · Africa
About Bangui
Bangui sits on the route: 10 minutes from Zongo.
Bangui is in Central African Republic, with about 810,000 people. The nearest town is Zongo, about 5 km away.
Bangui (French pronunciation: [bɑ̃ɡi]; or Bangî in Sango, formerly written Bangi in English) is the capital and largest city of the Central African Republic. It was established as a French outpost in 1889 and named after its location on the northern bank of the Ubangi River (French: Oubangui); the Ubangi itself wasRead more
named from the Bobangi word for the "rapids" located beside the settlement, which marked the end of navigable water north from Brazzaville. The majority of the population of the Central African Republic lives in the western parts of the country, in Bangui and the surrounding area.
The city has been part of Bangui Prefecture since December 2020. As of 2020 it had an estimated population of 889,231.
The city consists of eight urban districts (arrondissements), 16 groups (groupements) and 205 neighbourhoods (quartiers). As the capital of the Central African Republic, Bangui acts as an administrative, trade, and commercial centre. The National Assembly, government buildings, banks, foreign enterprises and embassies, hospitals, hotels, main markets and the Ngaragba Central Prison are all located here. Bangui manufactures textiles, food products, beer, shoes and soap. Its Notre-Dame Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangui. The city is also home to the University of Bangui, inaugurated in 1970. It is served by the Bangui M'Poko International Airport.
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Bangui is in Bangui, Central African Republic, about 5 km from Zongo.
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- Population
- 812,407
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Central African Republic
- Region
- Bangui
- Timezone
- Africa/Bangui
- Coordinates
- 4.3612, 18.5550
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