Vakaga
Appearance
Vakaga | |
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Country | Central African Republic |
Capital | Birao |
Government | |
• Prefect | Judes Ngayakon[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 46,500 km2 (18,000 sq mi) |
Population (2003 census) | |
• Total | 52,255 |
• Estimate (2024 estimation[2]) | 89,189 |
Vakaga is one of the 20 prefectures of the Central African Republic. Its capital is Birao.[3][4] It covers an area of 46,500 km2 and has a population of 52,255 (2003 census). In 2024, official estimates suggest the population reached 89,189 inhabitants.[2]
The extremely low population density, 1.1 people/km2, is a result of the capture of the majority of the region's inhabitants by slave-traders from the Sudan in the second half of the nineteenth century.[citation needed] Vakaga is known for its oil reserves.[citation needed]
Notable people
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Oubangui Medias, Oubangui Medias. "Centrafrique : Décrets portant nomination des Gouverneurs, des Préfets et des Sous-Préfets". oubanguimedias.com. Oubangui Medias. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Population Prefecture". stat-centrafrique.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ^ "Central African Republic Prefectures". statoids.com. Retrieved 2 February 2012.