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
Area
 • Total67 km2 (26 sq mi)
Elevation
403 m (1,322 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total27,797
 • Density410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)

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.

History

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.[1] 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.[2][3][4] 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.[1]

Séléka fighter in Kaga-Bandoro, 2014

On 25 December 2012 rebels from Séléka coalition took control of Kaga-Bandoro.[5] 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.[6] In December 2019 four armed groups were reportedly present in Kaga-Bandoro: MPC, FPRC, Anti-balaka and UPC.[7]

On 10 April 2021, the FACA and their Russian allies entered the city of Kaga-Bandoro.[8] This has caused the fleeing of the rebel forces previously occupying the town to the north towards Kabo and Batangafo.[8]

Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical wet and dry (Aw).[9]

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[9]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. ↑ Exeter, CIGH. "Charlie Hebdo's Anti-Imperialist Roots". imperialglobalexter.com. Imperial & Global Forum. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  3. ↑ Lombard, Louisia; Kinzi, Sylvain Batianga (2015). "VIOLENCE, POPULAR PUNISHMENT, AND WAR IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC". African Affairs. 114 (454): 58.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ IPI Map Car v2
  7. ↑ "Map of Kaga-Bandoro and axes leading out of Kaga-Bandoro". p. 141.
  8. 1 2 "Centrafrique: l'armée et ses alliés reprennent la ville stratégique de Kaga-Bandoro". fr.news.yahoo.com (in French). Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  9. 1 2 "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


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