Bimbo (Central African Republic)
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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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