Ouham

Ouham is one of the 20 prefectures of the Central African Republic.^[3][4] Its capital is Bossangoa. The prefecture covers an area of 20,240 km² and, according to official estimates, its population was 329,645 inhabitants in 2024.^[2] At the time of the country's last official census, in 2003, the population was 369,220 inhabitants in an area of 50,250 km².^[5] These are data from before December 2020, when part of the territory was dismembered to create the Ouham-Fafa prefecture.^[6]

Ouham
Prefecture
Ouham, prefecture of Central African Republic
Sub-prefectures of Ouham before Dec. 2020
Country	Central African Republic
Capital	Bossangoa
Government
• Prefect	Barthelemy Wilikon[1]
Area
• Total	20,240 km2 (7,810 sq mi)
Population  (2003 census)
• Total	369,220
• Estimate  (2024 estimation[2])	329,645

Geography

The prefecture is in the north-west of the Central African Republic. In the north it has a border with Chad. In the south is the prefecture Ombella-Mpoko, in the west the prefecture Ouham-Pendé and in the east the prefectures Nana-Grébizi and Kémo.

References

1. "LE PRÉFET DE L'OUHAM MET EN AVANT LA CONTRIBUTION DE LA MINUSCA DANS LA RESTAURATION DE L'AUTORITÉ DE L'ÉTAT". 25 May 2022.
2. "Population de la République Centrafricaine en 2021 et 2024". icasees.org (in French). Institut centrafricain de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques et Sociales. 2024-10-21. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
3. "Population Prefecture". stat-centrafrique.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
4. "Central African Republic Prefectures". statoids.com. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
5. "Population Prefecture". stat-centrafrique.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
6. "La Centrafrique dispose désormais de 20 préfectures et de 84 sous-préfectures". oubanguimedias.com (in French). Oubangui Médias. 2020-12-11. Retrieved 2025-01-29.

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