Bangui
capital city of the Central African Republic
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Summary
Bangui is a city[1]. Bangui ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,729 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Central African Republic[3]
- Country: Central African Republic[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Ubangi River[5]
- Head of government: Émile Gros Raymond Nakombo[6]
- Instance of: prefecture of the Central African Republic[7], border city[8], big city[9]
- Official language: French[10], Sango[11]
- Shares border with: Ombella-M'Poko Prefecture[12], Sud-Ubangi[13]
- Named after: Ubangi River[14]
- Twinned administrative body: Dodoma[15], Chécy[16]
- Commons category: Bangui[17]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[18]
- Local dialing code: 22[19]
- Inception: January 1, 1889[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bangui[21]
- Population: 734,350[22], 622,771[23], 889,231[24], 427,435[25], 684,190[26], 747,109[27]
- Capital of: Central African Republic[28]
- Official name: Bangui[29], Kötä gbätä tî Bangî[30]
- Category for people born here: Q8045000[31]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Bangui[32]
- Demonym: Banguissois[33], Banguissoise[34]
- Native label: Bangui[35], Kötä gbätä tî Bangî[36]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Bangui[37]
- Different from: Banjul[38], Bangui[39]
- Elevation above sea level: 369 m[40]
- Area: 67,339,690 m²[41]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Bangui include Bangui M'Poko International Airport[42], an international airport[43], in Central African Republic[44].
Why It Matters
Bangui has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] Bangui is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]
Entities named for Bangui include Bangui M'Poko International Airport[42], an international airport[43], in Central African Republic[44].