Bimbo (Central African Republic)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
בימבו (הרפובליקה המרכז-אפריקאית)
Name (Latin)
Bimbo (Central African Republic)
Coordinates
18.51633333 18.51633333 4.331305555 4.331305555 (gooearth )
Associated country
Central African Republic
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 143032976
Wikidata: Q863461
Library of congress: n 00113000
Sources of Information
  • Central African Republic. Bureau central du recensement. Ville Bimbo, S.P. Bimbo, 2000
  • GEOnet, Aug. 18, 2000(Bimbo, ppl, 4°18ʹN--18°33ʹE)
  • GEOnet, Aug. 18, 2000(Bimbo, ppl, 4p0s18ʹN--18p0s33ʹE)
  • Col. gaz., 1998(Bimbo, village, Lobaye prefecture, S Central Afr. Republic, on Ubangi R. (Congo border) 13 mi./21 km. SW of Bangui)

Wikipedia description:

Bimbo (also, Bimo) is the second-largest city of the Central African Republic, located southwest of the capital, Bangui. Bimbo had a population of 124,176 as of the 2003 census and a calculated 2013 population of 267,859. Bimbo used to be the capital city of Ombella-M'Poko until December 2020. Since December 2020, Bimbo has been part of Bangui Prefecture. Bimbo is the site of the country's only sex-segregated women's prison, Bimbo Central Prison. The prison was built in 1980 to hold 200 prisoners, although as of 2005 it only held 44, most of whom were pre-trial detainees.

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