Amada-Gaza is a

sub-prefecture A subprefecture is an administrative division of a country that is below prefecture or province. Albania There are twelve Albanian counties or prefectures, each of which is divided into several districts, sometimes translated as subprefectures. ...

Mambéré Mambéré is a prefecture in the Central African Republic. In 2024, the prefecture had a population of around 324,406 inhabitants. Mambéré has a size of 15,740 km2. Carnot is the capital of the prefecture. It is named for the Mambéré River ...

in the

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Geography

The locality is located 130 km northwest of the capital of Berberati prefecture in the valley of the river Boumbé I, tributary of Kadéï.

History

In 2002, the locality became chief town of one of the seven sub-prefectures of Mambéré-Kadeï, resulting from a division of the sub-prefecture of Gamboula. Since at least May 2014 Amada-Gaza had been under control of the

Anti-balaka The Anti-balaka (''anti-machete'') is an alliance of militia groups based in the Central African Republic in the early 21st century said by ''the Guardian'' to be composed primarily of Christians, but also some Muslims. However, some church leade ...

. French journalist Camille Lepage was killed while traveling there with militiamen. On 7 March 2021 it was recaptured by government forces.

Administration

The sub-prefecture consists of the single commune of Haute-Boumbé. The locality of Amada-Gaza has 4,100 inhabitants in March 2015, including 800 displaced persons.Première Urgence
''Évaluation Mécanisme Réponse Rapide (RRM)''
4 mars 2015

References

{{Sub-prefectures of the Central African Republic Sub-prefectures of the Central African Republic Populated places in Mambéré