Ouham
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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 Bossangoa
Bossangoa
Bossangoa is the capital of Ouham, one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic. The town has a population of 36,478 . It is located 303 km north of the country's capital, Bangui...
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Geography
The prefecture is in the nord-west of the Central African Republic. In the north it has a border with the ChadChad
Chad , officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west...
. In the south is the prefecture Ombella-Mpoko, in the west the prefecture Ouham-Pendé
Ouham-Pendé
Ouham-Pendé is one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic. Its capital is Bozoum. The region contains several ghost towns such as Goroumo, Beogombo Deux and Paoua due to government forces ransacking them and armed bandits killing all the male inhabitants over the years from 2005 to...
and in the east the prefectures Nana-Grébizi
Nana-Grébizi
Nana-Grébizi is one of the 2 economic prefectures of the Central African Republic. It covers an area of 19,996 km² and has a population of 87,341 . The capital is Kaga Bandoro....
and Kémo
Kémo
Kémo is one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic. Its capital is Sibut.Kemo is home to the rebel group Kemo People's Liberation Front . Not military in nature, KPLF has been involved with campaigns in the south of the province to limit the spread of HIV/AIDS in animist communities...
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