| Yalinga | |
| Settlement Type: | Sub-Prefecture and town |
| Pushpin Map: | Central African Republic |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Central African Republic |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Central African Republic |
| Subdivision Type1: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name1: | Haute-Kotto |
| Leader Title: | Sub-Prefect |
| Leader Name: | Gwladys Natacha Akani[1] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Coordinates: | 6.5167°N 38°W |
Yalinga is a town and sub-prefecture in the Haute-Kotto prefecture of the central-eastern Central African Republic.
Yalinga was founded as a French post by Lieutenant Bissey on 1 March 1912 to anticipate any further attacks from Kamoun.[2] [3]
On 28 February 2010, LRA attacked Yalinga. They pillaged police station, weather station, a safari camp and kidnapped 26 people.[4]
On 22 April 2021 Yalinga was captured from rebels of Coalition of Patriots for Change by Russian mercenaries allied with government forces.[5]
The town is served by Yalinga Airport.