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Its discharge at Bangui ranges from about 800 m 3 /s (28,000 cu ft/s) to 11,000 m 3 /s (390,000 cu ft/s), with an average flow of about ~4,000 m 3 /s (140,000 cu ft/s). [3] It is believed that the Ubangi's upper reaches originally flowed into the Chari River and Lake Chad before being captured by the Congo in the early Pleistocene.
Bangui (French pronunciation:; or Bangui in Sango, formerly written Bangui in English) is the capital and largest city of the Central African Republic.It was established as a French outpost in 1889 and named after its location on the northern bank of the Ubangi River (French: Oubangui); the Ubangi itself was named from the Bobangi word for the "rapids" located beside the settlement, [2] which ...
Poverty incidence of Bangui 5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 24.50 2009 12.63 2012 10.61 2015 8.52 2018 4.74 2021 6.08 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Government Local government Main article: Sangguniang Bayan Former seal of Bangui, used until 2014. Bangui, belonging to the first congressional district of the province of Ilocos Norte, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief ...
The Oubangui River basin with the Mpoko (center left) The Mpoko River is a river in Central African Republic It is a tributary of the Oubangui River. The river is located near Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic.
Bangui is a prefecture in the Central African Republic. The prefecture has an estimated population of 1,425,276 in 2022 and an area of 3,260 km 2 . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Bangui is the capital of the prefecture.
2024 Bangui river disaster; Date: 19 April 2024: Location: Bangui, Central African Republic: Type: Capsizing: Deaths: 70+ (as of 24 April 2024) [1] Non-fatal injuries ...
Boali is located on National Highway 1 (RN1), [4] about 100 km northwest of the national capital, Bangui. [5] The road, one of the country's few paved highways, leads on to Bouar, and ultimately to Cameroon. [6] Situated on the Mbali River, Boali is noted for its waterfalls and for the nearby hydroelectric works.
One of the first Europeans to explore the river was the Belgian Alphonse van Gèle, in November–December 1886. [5] On 25 July 1901 a mission led by the colonial administrator M. Dessirier de Paulwel, with 30 militia and 65 porters, left Bangui and crossed the Bonjo territory to reach Loko on the Lobay River on 1 September 1901.