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Bangui

Middle Africa

Bangui is the capital and largest city of the Central African Republic, established as a French outpost in 1889 on the northern bank of the Ubangi River. The city acts as the country's administrative, trade and commercial centre. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
812,407 1
Area (sq km)
67 1
Founding Year
1889 1
Population Estimate Year
2021 1
Elevation (m)
369 1
Latitude
4.37333 degrees north 1
Longitude
18.56278 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 2
Connections

Associated With

Central African Republic, Countries
Source Bangui (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Central African Republic, Countries
Source Bangui (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Bangui (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    the capital and largest city of the Central African Republic
  • Infobox: population_total
    812407
  • Infobox: population_as_of
    2021
  • Infobox, Area
    67 km2 (26 sq mi)
  • Infobox: elevation_m
    369
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    04°22′24″N 18°33′46″E / 4.37333°N 18.56278°E
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    04°22′24″N 18°33′46″E / 4.37333°N 18.56278°E
  • Infobox, Founded
    1889
  • Associated With: Central African Republic, Infobox, Country
    Central African Republic
  • In Group: Cities of Middle Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. GeoNames: Bangui - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2389853
    4.36122 18.55496 P PPLC CF 18 7731897 812407 351 Africa/Bangui
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 351 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 4.25, 18.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 4.25, 18.75
4.25 18.75 Aw
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Wikidata: Bangui
Wikidata Q3832, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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