Lobaye is one of the 14 prefecture

Prefecture

A prefecture is an administrative jurisdiction or subdivision in any of various countries and within some international church structures, and in antiquity a Roman district governed by an appointed prefect.-Antiquity:...

s of 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 ,...

. Its capital is Mbaïki

Mbaïki

Mbaïki is the capital of Lobaye, one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic. It situated in the southwest of the country, 107 km from the capital Bangui. The economy is based on the coffee and timber industries. Lobaye people and Pygmy people live in the area. There is also a...

. The prefecture is located in the southern part of the country, bordering the Congo Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...

. It shares borders with the prefectures of 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....

 to the northwest, Sangha-Mbaéré

Sangha-Mbaéré

Sangha-Mbaéré is one of the 2 economic prefectures of the Central African Republic. Its capital is Nola....

 to the west, and Ombella-M'Poko

Ombella-M'Poko

Ombella-M'Poko is one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic. Its capital is Bimbo....

 to the northeast.

Besides Mbaïki, other important cities include Boda, in the north, and Mongoumba

Mongoumba

Mongoumba is a town located in the Central African Republic prefecture of Lobaye....

, by the Ubangi River

Ubangi River

The Ubangi River , also spelled Oubangui, is the largest right-bank tributary of the Congo River of Central Africa. It begins at the confluence of the Mbomou and Uele Rivers and flows west, then bends to the southwest and passes through Bangui, after which it flows south to the Congo at Liranga....

.

Most of the inhabitants are coffea

Coffea

Coffea is a genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family. They are shrubs or small trees native to tropical and southern Africa and tropical Asia. Seeds of several species are the source of the popular beverage coffee. Coffee ranks as one of the world's most valuable and widely traded...

 farmers. Most of the farmers are extremely poor; most children do not go to college, and many die due to lack of medical care.
David Dacko

David Dacko

David Dacko was the first President of the Central African Republic , from August 14, 1960 to January 1, 1966, and the third president of the CAR from September 21, 1979 to September 1, 1981...

, the first and third president of the Central African Republic from 1960-1965, and 1979-1981 is from Lobaye.