Bayanga

Bayanga
sub-prefectures
Dzanga
Dzanga
Bayanga is located in Central African Republic
Bayanga
Bayanga
Location in Central African Republic
Coordinates: 2°55′N 16°15′E / 2.917°N 16.250°E / 2.917; 16.250
Country Central African Republic
PrefectureSangha-Mbaéré
Government
 • Sub-PrefectStanislas Boulembe[2]
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
8,421[1]

Bayanga is a town and sub-prefecture of Sangha-Mbaéré in the Central African Republic. It is one of the few tourist destinations in the country.[3]

Bayanga is on the left bank of the Sangha River, about 102 km south of the capital of Nola Prefecture, and 520 km west of Bangui. It is located in the tropical rainforest zone in the Dzanga-Sangha Dense Forest Special Reserve and 10 km from the Dzanga-Ndoki National Park.

The town itself had a population of around 4,000 people in 2003, while the entire sub-prefecture of the same name was home to around 9,800 people.[4] The sub-prefecture has one commune: Yobe-Sangha.

  1. ^ "Dzanga Sangha Protected Areas Newsletter May 2021" (PDF). Dzanga Sangha Protected Areas. May 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  2. ^ Oubangui Medias, Oubangui Medias. "Centrafrique : Décrets portant nomination des Gouverneurs, des Préfets et des Sous-Préfets". oubanguimedias.com. Oubangui Medias. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Visit Dzanga-Sangha". Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  4. ^ Recensement Général de la Population et de l'Habitat 2003