Basse-Kotto

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Basse-Kotto
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Basse-Kotto, prefecture of Central African Republic
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Sub-prefectures of Basse-Kotto
Country Central African Republic
Capital Mobaye
Government
  Acting PrefectVictor De Pascal Wiyabona Yakombona [1]
Area
  Total
17,604 km2 (6,797 sq mi)
Population
 (2003 census)
  Total
249,150
  Estimate 
(2024 estimation [2] )
393,276

Basse-Kotto ( [basko.to] , "Lower Kotto") is one of the 20 and the least populated prefecture of the Central African Republic. [3] [4] Its capital is Mobaye. In 2024, official estimates suggest the population reached 393,276 inhabitants. [2]

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References

  1. Ndeke Luka, Ndeke Luka. "Mobaye : le délabrement des infrastructures publiques inquiète les habitants". radiondekeluka.org. Radio Ndeke Luka. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Population de la République Centrafricaine en 2021 et 2024". icasees.org (in French). Institut centrafricain de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques et Sociales. 2024-10-21. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  3. "Population Prefecture". stat-centrafrique.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  4. "Central African Republic Prefectures". statoids.com. Retrieved 27 January 2012.

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