Birao

Birao
Birao after being burnt down in 2007
Birao after being burnt down in 2007
Birao is located in Central African Republic
Birao
Birao
Coordinates: 10°17′38″N 22°46′55″E / 10.294°N 22.782°E / 10.294; 22.782
Country Central African Republic
PrefectureVakaga
Government
 • Sub-PrefectBabakri Djabaldine Nzangue[1]
 • MayorSultan Hamat Moustapha Angabo[2]
Elevation
468 m (1,536 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total10,178
Boy playing with a burnt lamp in Birao. The town was almost completely burnt down in March 2007 during fighting between rebels and government troops.

Birao is the capital of Vakaga, one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic and was an administrative post in the colony of Ubangui-Shari.[3] In March 2007, the town was almost completely burnt down in the fighting between rebels and government troops in the area.

  1. ^ Oubangui Medias, Oubangui Medias. "Centrafrique : Décrets portant nomination des Gouverneurs, des Préfets et des Sous-Préfets". oubanguimedias.com. Oubangui Medias. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  2. ^ ""Les Forces armées centrafricaines sont limitées à Birao par manque de moyens de déplacement"". 7 April 2022.
  3. ^ Kalck pg.24