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Bocaranga

Field	Value
official_name	Bocaranga
image_skyline	Case de passage.jpg
pushpin_map	Central African Republic
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Central African Republic
subdivision_type1	Prefecture
subdivision_name1	Ouham-Pendé
leader_title	Sub-Prefect
leader_name	Crépin Bonaventure Kassamou Kongovoulou
leader_title1	Mayor
leader_name1	Aimé Césaire Kodomon
population_as_of	2003
population_total	61,190
coordinates
elevation_m	1072
elevation_ft	3517

Bocaranga is a sub-prefecture in the prefecture of Ouham-Pendé in the Central African Republic. The city must not be confused with Bocaranga I, Bocaranga II, Bocaranga III and Bocaranga IV. These are smaller villages along the road from Bocaranga to Bouar.

History

Anti-balalaka fighters occupying school in Bocaranga, May 2017

The village of Bocaranga was ceded to German Kamerun on 4 November 1911. It went back to French Oubangi-Chari rule in 1914. In 1946 it became a district and on January 23, 1961 it became a sous-préfecture within the newly independent Central African Republic.

Civil war

On 23 September 2017 Bocaranga was captured by 3R rebels from Anti-balaka. It was recaptured by government forces on 7 January 2019.

Geography and climate

The city is located in the highlands of the northwest part of the country. It is surrounded by granite hills and rocks. Northwest of the city is Mount Bocaranga (1309 m), which is one of the highest points in the country.

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

Transport

There is an airstrip outside town, Bocaranga Airport. The roads leading to Bocaranga are unpaved.

References

"Centrafrique : Décrets portant nomination des Gouverneurs, des Préfets et des Sous-Préfets". Oubangui Medias.
"Centrafrique : la ville de Bocaranga frappée par une hausse généralisée des prix des produits alimentaires". Radio Ndeke Luka.
[http://webs.ono.com/juanfandos/adssubprefs.htm - Subprefectures of the Central African Republic] {{webarchive. link. (2007-09-27)
(23 September 2017). "Centrafrique : Bocaranga, sous contrôle des rebelles de 3R".
(9 January 2019). "Centrafrique : l'armée reprend peu à peu ses dispositions d'avant la crise".
"Climate: Bocaranga - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org.

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