Mbaïki is the capital of Lobaye

Lobaye

Lobaye is one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic. Its capital is Mbaïki. The prefecture is located in the southern part of the country, bordering the Congo Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

, one of the 14 prefecture

Prefecture

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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 ,...

. It situated in the southwest of the country, 107 km from the capital Bangui

Bangui

-Law and government:Bangui is an autonomous commune of the Central African Republic. With an area of 67 km², it is by far the smallest high-level administrative division of the CAR in area but the highest in population...

. The economy is based on the coffee

Coffee

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 and timber

Timber

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 industries. Lobaye people and Pygmy

Pygmy

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 people live in the area. There is also a waterfall

Waterfall

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 near the town. Mbaïki 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

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 until it was reconquered by the French during World War I

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. In 1995, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mbaïki was established in the city.

See also: prefectures of the Central African Republic

Prefectures of the Central African Republic

There are also two economic prefectures:The national capital, Bangui, comprises a commune which lies outside the prefectures.The prefectures are further subdivided into seventy-one sub-prefectures.-Sources:*...