Bimbo, Central African Republic Explained

Official Name:Bimbo
Pushpin Map:Central African Republic
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Central African Republic
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name1:Bangui
Subdivision Type2:Sub-Prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Bangui-Kagas
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2013
Population Total:267859
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:4.2558°N 18.4042°W
Elevation M:338

Bimbo (also, Bimo) is located by road southwest of the centre of the capital, Bangui. The country's second-largest city,[1] Bimbo had a population of 124,176 as of the 2003 census and a calculated 2013 population of 267,859.[2] Bimbo used to be the capital city of Ombella-M'Poko until December 2020. Since December 2020, Bimbo has been part of Bangui Prefecture.[3]

Bimbo is the site of the country's only sex-segregated women's prison, Bimbo Central Prison. The prison was built in 1980 to hold 200 prisoners, although it only held 44, most of whom were pretrial detainees.[4]

History

Bimbo was founded in 1908.[5]

On 20 November 1964, Bimbo became the capital of Ombella-M'Poko for two years until it was replaced by Boali. However, Bimbo was reinstated as the capital of Ombella-M'Poko in 1969.[6] [7]

Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical wet and dry (Aw).[8]

The highest record temperature was 44C on February 25, 2004, while the lowest record temperature was 3C on January 22, 1993.[9]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: République Centrafricaine 2010-11. 79. 2010. 2746926075. Dominique Auzias. Un peu d'histoire.
  2. Web site: Central African Republic: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population . World Gazetteer . 30 March 2013 . dead . https://archive.today/20130111112114/http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-47&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=&srt=pnan . 11 January 2013 .
  3. Web site: Oubangui Médias . Oubangui Médias . La Centrafrique dispose désormais de 20 préfectures et de 84 sous-préfectures . oubanguimedias.com . Oubangi Medias . 27 May 2023.
  4. Book: Country reports on human rights practices. 91. 2005. US Government Printing Office.
  5. Book: Rius . Juan Fandos . Bradshaw . Richard . Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic . 2016 . Rowman & Littlefield . Maryland . 9780810879928 . 120.
  6. Book: Serre . Jacques . Fandos-Rius . Juan . Répertoire de l'administration territoriale de la République centrafricaine . 2014 . L’Harmattan . Paris . 978-2-343-01298-8 . 64.
  7. Book: Serre . Jacques . Fandos-Rius . Juan . Répertoire de l'administration territoriale de la République centrafricaine . 2014 . L’Harmattan . Paris . 978-2-343-01298-8 . 49.
  8. Web site: Climate: Bimbo - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table . Climate-Data.org . 21 October 2013.
  9. Web site: Bimbo, Central African Republic . Voodoo Skies . 21 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131021171004/http://voodooskies.com/weather/central-african-republic/bimbo . 2013-10-21 . dead .

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