Kaga-Bandoro (formerly Fort-Crampel and Crampel) is a market town and capital of the Nana-Grébizi prefecture of the Central African Republic. It represents the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaga–Bandoro. The town has been renamed twice.

Kaga-Bandoro
Kaga-Bandoro is located in Central African Republic
Kaga-Bandoro
Kaga-Bandoro
Location in Central African Republic
Coordinates: 7°0′N 19°11′E / 7.000°N 19.183°E / 7.000; 19.183
CountryCentral African Republic
PrefectureNana-Grébizi
Government
 • Sub-PrefectJean Marie Maleyombo[1]
Area
 • Total67 km2 (26 sq mi)
Elevation
403 m (1,322 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total27,797
 • Density410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)

History

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Fort-Crampel Market, 1900

In March 1897, Émile Gentil established a post in what is known as Kaga-Bandoro. On the next year, the post was named Fort-Crampel.[2] Two French colonial officials executed a deserter by dynamite on 14 July 1903 to celebrate Bastille Day and warn the locals not to rebel against the colonial government.[3][4][5] This egregious incident led to the scandal known as Fort Crampel Affair.

On 23 January 1961, Fort-Crampel was renamed to Crampel. Thirteen years later, Crampel was renamed to Kaga-Bandoro on 6 August 1974.[2]

 
Séléka fighter in Kaga-Bandoro, 2014

On 25 December 2012 rebels from Séléka coalition took control of Kaga-Bandoro.[6] On 14 December 2015 rebels announced independence of Republic of Logone in Kaga-Bandoro. In September 2016 Kaga-Bandoro was reported to be under joint control of MPC and FPRC armed groups.[7] In December 2019 four armed groups were reportedly present in Kaga-Bandoro: MPC, FPRC, Anti-balaka and UPC.[8]

On 10 April 2021, the FACA and their Russian allies entered the city of Kaga-Bandoro.[9] This has caused the fleeing of the rebel forces previously occupying the town to the north towards Kabo and Batangafo.[9]

Climate

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Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical wet and dry (Aw).[10]

Climate data for Kaga-Bandoro
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32.2
(90.0)
33.9
(93.0)
34
(93)
32.8
(91.0)
32
(90)
30.5
(86.9)
30.1
(86.2)
31.8
(89.2)
30.9
(87.6)
31.9
(89.4)
31.3
(88.3)
31.2
(88.2)
31.9
(89.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 21
(70)
23
(73)
24.9
(76.8)
25
(77)
25
(77)
24.1
(75.4)
24.4
(75.9)
25.8
(78.4)
24.6
(76.3)
25.1
(77.2)
22.3
(72.1)
20.8
(69.4)
23.8
(74.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 9.9
(49.8)
12.1
(53.8)
15.9
(60.6)
17.3
(63.1)
18
(64)
17.8
(64.0)
18.7
(65.7)
19.8
(67.6)
18.4
(65.1)
18.3
(64.9)
13.4
(56.1)
10.5
(50.9)
15.8
(60.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2
(0.1)
7
(0.3)
38
(1.5)
61
(2.4)
132
(5.2)
157
(6.2)
224
(8.8)
242
(9.5)
246
(9.7)
167
(6.6)
19
(0.7)
2
(0.1)
1,297
(51.1)
Source: Climate-Data.org, altitude: 425m[10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Oubangui Medias, Oubangui Medias. "Centrafrique : Décrets portant nomination des Gouverneurs, des Préfets et des Sous-Préfets". oubanguimedias.com. Oubangui Medias. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b Serre, Jacques; Fandos-Rius, Juan (2014). Répertoire de l'administration territoriale de la République centrafricaine. Paris: L’Harmattan. p. 137. ISBN 978-2-343-01298-8.
  3. ^ Exeter, CIGH. "Charlie Hebdo's Anti-Imperialist Roots". imperialglobalexter.com. Imperial & Global Forum. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  4. ^ Lombard, Louisia; Kinzi, Sylvain Batianga (2015). "VIOLENCE, POPULAR PUNISHMENT, AND WAR IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC". African Affairs. 114 (454): 58.
  5. ^ Smith, Stephen W. (2015). "CAR's History: The Past of a Tense Present". In Carayannis, Tatiana; Lombard, Louisa (eds.). Making Sense of the Central African Republic. Zed Books. p. 22.
  6. ^ "Central African rebels seize another town: military". France 24. Agence France-Presse. 25 December 2012. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  7. ^ IPI Map Car v2
  8. ^ "Map of Kaga-Bandoro and axes leading out of Kaga-Bandoro". p. 141.
  9. ^ a b "Centrafrique: l'armée et ses alliés reprennent la ville stratégique de Kaga-Bandoro". fr.news.yahoo.com (in French). Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  10. ^ a b "Climate: Kaga-Bandoro - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 21 October 2013.

7°00′N 19°11′E / 7.000°N 19.183°E / 7.000; 19.183