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Ouham

Coordinates: 7°00′N 18°00′E / 7.000°N 18.000°E / 7.000; 18.000
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Ouham
Ouham, prefecture of Central African Republic
Ouham, prefecture of Central African Republic
Sub-prefectures of Ouham before Dec. 2020
Sub-prefectures of Ouham before Dec. 2020
CountryCentral African Republic
CapitalBossangoa
Government
 • PrefectBarthelemy Wilikon[1]
Area
 • Total
20,240 km2 (7,810 sq mi)
Population
 (2003 census)
 • Total
369,220
 • Estimate 
(2024 estimation[2])
329,645

Ouham is one of the 20 prefectures of the Central African Republic.[3][4] Its capital is Bossangoa. The prefecture covers an area of 20,240 km² and, according to official estimates, its population was 329,645 inhabitants in 2024.[2] At the time of the country's last official census, in 2003, the population was 369,220 inhabitants in an area of 50,250 km².[5] These are data from before December 2020, when part of the territory was dismembered to create the Ouham-Fafa prefecture.[6]

Geography

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The prefecture is in the north-west of the Central African Republic. In the north it has a border with Chad. In the south is the prefecture Ombella-Mpoko, in the west the prefecture Ouham-Pendé and in the east the prefectures Nana-Grébizi and Kémo.

References

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  1. ^ "LE PRÉFET DE L'OUHAM MET EN AVANT LA CONTRIBUTION DE LA MINUSCA DANS LA RESTAURATION DE L'AUTORITÉ DE L'ÉTAT". 25 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Population de la République Centrafricaine en 2021 et 2024". icasees.org (in French). Institut centrafricain de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques et Sociales. 2024-10-21. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  3. ^ "Population Prefecture". stat-centrafrique.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Central African Republic Prefectures". statoids.com. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Population Prefecture". stat-centrafrique.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  6. ^ "La Centrafrique dispose désormais de 20 préfectures et de 84 sous-préfectures". oubanguimedias.com (in French). Oubangui Médias. 2020-12-11. Retrieved 2025-01-29.

7°00′N 18°00′E / 7.000°N 18.000°E / 7.000; 18.000