Vakaga

Vakaga
Prefecture
Vakaga, prefecture of Central African Republic
Vakaga, prefecture of Central African Republic
Sub-prefectures of Vakaga
Sub-prefectures of Vakaga
CountryCentral African Republic
CapitalBirao
Government
 • PrefectJudes 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. Vakaga is known for its oil reserves.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ Oubangui Medias, Oubangui Medias. "Centrafrique : Décrets portant nomination des Gouverneurs, des Préfets et des Sous-Préfets". oubanguimedias.com. Oubangui Medias. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  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.

10°20′N 22°45′E / 10.333°N 22.750°E / 10.333; 22.750

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