Berbérati is the third-largest city in the Central African Republic

Central African Republic

The Central African Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It borders Chad in the north, Sudan in the north east, South Sudan in the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo in the south, and Cameroon in the west. The CAR covers a land area of about ,...

 with a population of 76,918 (2003 census). It is the capital of the Mambéré-Kadéï

Mambéré-Kadéï

Mambéré-Kadéï is one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic. The prefecture covers 30,203 km² and has a population of 289,688 , giving a population density of less than 10 inhabitants/km². Its capital is Berbérati....

 Prefecture. The city is situated in the south-west of the country near the border with Cameroon

Cameroon

Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...

. Berbérati was ceded by France to Germany

Germany

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 under the terms of the 1911 Morocco-Congo Treaty, becoming part of the German colony of Neukamerun

Neukamerun

Neukamerun was the name of Central African territories ceded by France to Germany in 1911. Upon taking office in 1907, Theodor Seitz, governor of German Kamerun, advocated the acquisition of territories from the French Congo...

 until it was reconquered by the French during World War I

World War I

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. It is home to the Berbérati Airport

Berbérati Airport

Berbérati Airport is an airport serving Berbérati, the capital city of the Mambéré-Kadéï prefecture in the Central African Republic.- Facilities :...

 and a major hospital

Hospital

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and is often visited by tourists to the Dzanga-Sangha Reserve. It is also home of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Berbérati.