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Mambéré-Kadéï

Coordinates: 4°30′N 16°00′E / 4.500°N 16.000°E / 4.500; 16.000
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Mambéré-Kadéi
Mambéré-Kadéi, prefecture of Central African Republic
Mambéré-Kadéi, prefecture of Central African Republic
Sub-prefectures of Mambéré-Kadéi before Dec. 2020
Sub-prefectures of Mambéré-Kadéi before Dec. 2020
Coordinates: 4°30′N 16°00′E / 4.500°N 16.000°E / 4.500; 16.000
CountryCentral African Republic
CapitalBerbérati
Government
 • PrefectTheodore Papillon Malengue[1]
Area
 • Total
13,740 km2 (5,310 sq mi)
Population
 (2003 census)
 • Total
364,795
 • Estimate 
(2024 estimation[2])
281,286

Mambéré-Kadéï [mɑ̃.be.ʁe ka.de.i] is one of the 20 prefectures of the Central African Republic. Its capital is Berbérati. It is named for the Mambéré River and Kadéï River. The prefecture covers an area of 13,740 km² and, according to official estimates, its population was 281,286 inhabitants in 2024.[2] At the time of the country's last official census, in 2003, the population was 364,795 inhabitants in an area of 30,203 km².[3] These are data from before December 2020, when part of the territory was dismembered to create the Mambéré prefecture.[4]

Until 1992, it was known as Haute-Sangha.

References

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  1. ^ Bahouba, Charlie. "Lancement d'un atelier de formation sur la police de proximité à Berberati". soundcloud.com. Radio Guira. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  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 27 January 2012.
  4. ^ "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.