Am Dafok | |
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Town | |
Suis Dafok | |
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]