Official Name: | Salo |
Pushpin Map: | Central African Republic |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Central African Republic |
Coordinates: | 3.1853°N 16.1169°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Central African Republic |
Subdivision Type1: | Prefecture |
Subdivision Name1: | Sangha-Mbaéré |
Subdivision Type2: | Sub-prefecture |
Subdivision Name2: | Nola |
Subdivision Type3: | Commune |
Subdivision Name3: | Salo |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Total: | 4,896[1] |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Salo is a village situated in Sangha-Mbaéré prefecture, Central African Republic.
Seleka captured Salo in March 2013, and the Christians fled to the bush. In January 2014, Seleka withdrew from the village, and Anti-balaka seized it. Due to the presence of Anti-balaka, the Muslim residents fled to Cameroon while the Christians remained in the bush, although they occasionally visited Salo.
The villagers waged an uprising against Anti-balaka in November 2014, and they fled from the town. As of 2015, Salo was under the control of the government forces.[2]
Salo is heavily dependent on the logging, diamond, and gold mining sector. Coffee was a primary source of income for the residents before it stopped operating in 1967.[3]
There are two schools in Salo.[4]
The village has an oil port with depots that have capacity of 3500 m3. The depots were abandoned in 2000 and reoperated in 2008 after rehabilitation.[5] However, Seleka looted and destroyed the oil depots on 7 May 2013.[6] Nevertheless, the government planned to rehabilitate the oil depot in 2020, together with the Nola-Salo road, which was in poor condition.[7]
Salo has one health center.