Haute-Kotto

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Haute-Kotto
Prefecture
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Haute-Kotto, prefecture of Central African Republic
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Sub-prefectures of Haute-Kotto
Country Central African Republic
Capital Bria
Government
 • PrefectEvariste Binguenendji [1]
Area
 • Total
86,650 km2 (33,460 sq mi)
Population
 (2003 census)
 • Total
90,316
 • Estimate 
(2024 estimation [2] )
144,289

Haute-Kotto ( [otko.to] , "Upper Kotto") is one of the 20 prefectures of the Central African Republic. [3] Its capital is Bria. It is the largest prefecture in the Central African Republic. [4] In 2024, official estimates suggest the population reached 144,289 inhabitants. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "ECHANGES FRANCS À BRIA SUR LE MANDAT DE LA MINUSCA". 26 May 2022.
  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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