Lobaye | |
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Country | Central African Republic |
Capital | Mbaiki |
Government | |
• Prefect | Lydie Georgette Gahoro Soulou[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 19,235 km2 (7,427 sq mi) |
Population (2003 census) | |
• Total | 246,875 |
• Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
Lobaye [lo.bɛ] is one of the 20 prefectures of the Central African Republic.[2][3] Its capital is Mbaïki. Emperor Duy Tân of Vietnam died here on December 26, 1945 in a plane crash. David Dacko, the first and third president of the Central African Republic from 1960–1965 and 1979–1981, was from Lobaye.