| Grand Elan | |
|---|---|
  Grand Elan Location in the Central African Republic | |
| Coordinates: 8°45′N19°23′E / 8.750°N 19.383°E Coordinates: 8°45′N19°23′E / 8.750°N 19.383°E | |
| Country |  |
| Prefecture | Bamingui-Bangoran |
| Sub-prefecture | Bamingui |
| Time zone | UTC + 1 |
Grand Elan is a village in the Bamingui-Bangoran Prefecture in the northern Central African Republic.
Bamingui-Bangoran is one of the 16 prefectures of the Central African Republic. It covers an area of 58,200 km² and has a population of 38,437. The population density of 0.66/km² is the lowest in the country. The capital is Ndélé.
The Central African Republic is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the south, the Republic of the Congo to the southwest and Cameroon to the west. The CAR covers a land area of about 620,000 square kilometres (240,000 sq mi) and had an estimated population of around 4.6 million as of 2016. Currently, the C.A.R. is the scene of a civil war, ongoing since 2012.
