Kaga-Bandoro
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 | |
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  Kaga-Bandoro Location in Central African Republic | |
| Coordinates: 7°0′N 19°11′E | |
| Country | Central African Republic |
| Prefecture | Nana-Grébizi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 67 km2 (26 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 403 m (1,322 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 27,797 |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
History
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]
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 | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °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) |
| Average low °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] | |||||||||||||
References
- 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.
- Exeter, CIGH. "Charlie Hebdo's Anti-Imperialist Roots". imperialglobalexter.com. Imperial & Global Forum. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- Lombard, Louisia; Kinzi, Sylvain Batianga (2015). "VIOLENCE, POPULAR PUNISHMENT, AND WAR IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC". African Affairs. 114 (454): 58.
- 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.
- "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.
- IPI Map Car v2
- "Map of Kaga-Bandoro and axes leading out of Kaga-Bandoro". p. 141.
- "Centrafrique: l'armée et ses alliés reprennent la ville stratégique de Kaga-Bandoro". fr.news.yahoo.com (in French). Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- "Climate: Kaga-Bandoro - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
