Am Dafok | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Suis Dafok | |
  Am Dafok Location in the Central African Republic | |
| Coordinates: 10°27′56″N 23°18′3″E / 10.46556°N 23.30083°E | |
| Country |  Central African Republic |
| Prefecture | Vakaga |
| Sub-prefecture | Am Dafok |
| Government | |
| • Sub-Prefect | Abdel Kader Ramadane[2] |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 4,286[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 |
Am Dafok, also spelt Am Dafock,[3] is a Sub-Prefecture and town in the Vakaga prefecture of Central African Republic (CAR). The town sits on the CAR side of the border with Sudan; on the Sudanese side of the border lies Um Dafuq in the state of South Darfur.
According to the 2003 census, Am Dafok has a population of 2,915,[4] however, as of 2023, the village is home to thousands of refugees fleeing from the Central African Republic Civil War and the Sudan conflict.[3]
- ^ Human Security Baseline Assessment (January 2021). RAPPORT D'EVALUATION DES BESOINS EN WASH DANS LA VAKAGA (LA SOUS-PREFECTURE DE BIRAO) PAR CASSIDEV (PDF) (Report). p. 20. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ Oubangui Medias, Oubangui Medias. "Centrafrique : Décrets portant nomination des Gouverneurs, des Préfets et des Sous-Préfets". oubanguimedias.com. Oubangui Medias. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Impact of Sudan crisis in the Central African Republic (Flash Update 15 May 2023)". ReliefWeb. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 2023-05-12. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
- ^ "Am Dafok". wikimapia.org. Retrieved 2022-04-25.