Haut-Mbomou

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Haut-Mbomou
Prefecture
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Haut-Mbomou, prefecture of Central African Republic
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Sub-prefectures of Haut-Mbomou
Country Central African Republic
Capital Obo
Government
 • PrefectLéonard Mbele [1]
Area
 • Total
55,530 km2 (21,440 sq mi)
Population
 (2003 census)
 • Total
57,602
 • Estimate 
(2024 estimation [2] )
59,225

Haut-Mbomou ( [ombo.mu] , "Upper Mbomou") is one of the 20 prefectures of the Central African Republic. [3] [4] Its capital is Obo. The African Pole of Inaccessibility is located 40km to the North of Obo. In 2024, official estimates suggest the population reached 59,225 inhabitants. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Oubangui Medias, Oubangui Medias. "Centrafrique : Décrets portant nomination des Gouverneurs, des Préfets et des Sous-Préfets". oubanguimedias.com. Oubangui Medias. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  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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