Yalinga | |
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Sub-Prefecture and town | |
  Yalinga Location in the Central African Republic | |
| Coordinates: 6°31′N23°15′E / 6.517°N 23.250°E | |
| Country |  Central African Republic |
| Prefecture | Haute-Kotto |
| Government | |
| • Sub-prefect | Honoré Bendo Guegue Yaka [1] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Yalinga is a town and sub-prefecture in the Haute-Kotto prefecture of the central-eastern Central African Republic.
Yalinga was founded as a French post by Lieutenant Bissey on 1 March 1912 to anticipate any further attacks from Kamoun. [2] [3]
On 28 February 2010, LRA attacked Yalinga. They pillaged police station, weather station, a safari camp and kidnapped 26 people. [4]
On 22 April 2021 Yalinga was captured from rebels of Coalition of Patriots for Change by Russian mercenaries allied with government forces. [5]
The town is served by Yalinga Airport.
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