Bouar is a market town in western Central African Republic and the capital of Nana-Mambere prefecture, with a city population of 40,353 and a wider sous-prefecture population of 96,595. Situated on a plateau nearly 1,000 meters above sea level, it lies on the main road between Bangui and the Cameroonian frontier and is known as the site of Camp Leclerc, a French military base.
Facts
Founding Year Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Bouar (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 40,353 (2003)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 5.95, longitude 15.6
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 1046 m
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 40353 (2003)
View the Source2. Bouar (Wikipedia)
History: founding statement
The settlement of Bouar itself was founded circa 1840 by chief Bogbafeï on the site of a bean field.
- In Group: Cities of Middle Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source3. GeoNames: Bouar - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2387926
5.93404 15.59599 P PPLA CF 09 7732085 71680 976 Africa/Bangui
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 976 m
View the Source 4. 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 5.75, 15.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 5.75, 15.75
5.75 15.75 Aw
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