Official Name: | Senkpa-Mbaéré |
Settlement Type: | sub-prefectures |
Pushpin Map: | Central African Republic |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Central African Republic |
Coordinates: | 4.5028°N 16.4944°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Central African Republic |
Subdivision Type1: | Prefecture |
Subdivision Name1: | Mambéré |
Leader Title: | Sub-Prefect |
Leader Name: | Pierre Dotoua[1] |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Blank1 Km2: | 2504.04 |
Population Total: | 18270 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Note: | [2] |
Senkpa-Mbaéré is a sub-prefecture in the Central African Republic. It extends south of the town of Carnot, and takes its name from the Mbaéré river, a tributary of the Lobaye.
The commune of Senkpa-Mbaéré is located in the east of the prefecture of Mambéré.
Before 2020, the commune was in the prefecture of Mambéré-Kadéï. Senkpa-Mbaéré became a sub-prefecture following the administrative reform at the end of 2020.[3]
The main villages of the commune are: Koumbé, Kamba, Boudoua, Kanga-Barc, Mboula,[4] Kamanga, Malbeve, and Mbatamalé. In the countryside, the commune has 35 villages recorded in 2003: Barka-Bac, Boudoua, Bourdil, Dengbe, Djingando, Dondi-Nord, Gbago, Gboyo-Beya, Guembe, Kamanga, Kamba, Kanga-Bac, Kankele 1, Kankele 2, Kolou, Koumbe, Kpama, Mambeve, Mbaere, Mbatamale, Mboula Centre, Mekongo, Ndourou, Ngoungou, Pakanza, Panga 1, Panga 2, Panga 3, Ribozo, Songuene, Tengue, Votovo, Wamini, Wanyale, Zaoro-Dana.[5]
The commune has 4 public schools in Kamba, Dengbe, Mboula, and Panga, as well as one private school: Sainte Famille associated Catholic school in Mboula.