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Bimbo, Central African Republic

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Bimbo (also, Bimo) is located 25.5 km by road southwest of the centre of the capital, Bangui. The country's second-largest city, Bimbo had a population of 124,176 as of the 2003 census and a calculated 2013 population of 267,859. Bimbo used to be the capital city of Ombella-M'Poko until December 2020. Since December 2020, Bimbo has been part of Bangui Prefecture.

Bimbo is the site of the country's only sex-segregated women's prison, Bimbo Central Prison. The prison was built in 1980 to hold 200 prisoners, although it only held 44, most of whom were pre-trial detainees.

History

Bimbo was founded in 1908.

On 20 November 1964, Bimbo became the capital of Ombella-M'Poko for two years until it was replaced by Boali on 10 December 2020. However, Bimbo was reinstated as the capital of Ombella-M'Poko in 1969.

Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical wet and dry (Aw).

The highest record temperature was 44 C on February 25, 2004, while the lowest record temperature was 3 C on January 22, 1993.

|Jan record high C=39 |Feb record high C=44 |Mar record high C=42 |Apr record high C=40 |May record high C=39 |Jun record high C=39 |Jul record high C=40 |Aug record high C=38 |Sep record high C=40 |Oct record high C=38 |Nov record high C=41 |Dec record high C=39

|Jan record low C=3 |Feb record low C=8 |Mar record low C=13 |Apr record low C=5 |May record low C=11 |Jun record low C=16 |Jul record low C=12 |Aug record low C=8 |Sep record low C=10 |Oct record low C=11 |Nov record low C=12 |Dec record low C=10

References

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  5. "La Centrafrique dispose désormais de 20 préfectures et de 84 sous-préfectures". Oubangi Medias.
  6. (2005). "Country reports on human rights practices". US Government Printing Office.
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  8. (2014). "Répertoire de l'administration territoriale de la République centrafricaine". L’Harmattan.
  9. (2014). "Répertoire de l'administration territoriale de la République centrafricaine". L’Harmattan.
  10. "Climate: Bimbo - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org.
  11. "Bimbo, Central African Republic". Voodoo Skies.
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