Bouca is a town located in the
Central African Republic
The Central African Republic (CAR) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to Central African Republic–Chad border, the north, Sudan to Central African Republic–Sudan border, the northeast, South Sudan to Central ...
prefecture
A prefecture (from the Latin word, "''praefectura"'') is an administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an appointed prefect. This can be a regional or local government subdivision in various countries, or a subdivision in certain inter ...
of
Ouham-Fafa
Ouham-Fafa is a prefecture in Central African Republic. With an area of 32,530 km², the prefecture had a population of 239,157 inhabitants in 2024. Batangafo is the capital of Ouham-Fafa.
History
Previously all of its territories were part o ...
. It is not far east of
Bossangoa
Bossangoa is the capital of Ouham, one of the 14 Prefectures of the Central African Republic, prefectures of the Central African Republic. The town has a population of 36,478 (2003 census). It is located 303 km (189 mi) north of the cou ...
at the
Fafa river.
History
On 21 March 2013, the town was overtaken by rebels of the
Séléka
Séléka CPSK-CPJP-UFDR was an alliance of rebel militia groups that subjugated the Central African Republic (CAR) on 24 March 2013. After its official dissolution in September 2013, the remaining rebel groups became known as Ex-Séléka. Sélà ...
coalition. On 9 September 2013 armed
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 ...
fighters attacked the town killing at least three people. On 4 March 2021 Bouca was recaptured by government forces.
Sous l´autorité du Président de la République, je salue l´entrée de nos forces et des alliés à Bouca
Ngrebada Firmin, 4 March 2021
Climate
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical wet and dry (Aw).
See also
* List of cities in the Central African Republic
This is a list of cities and towns in the Central African Republic.
*Alindao
*Baboua, Central African Republic, Baboua
*Bahamo
*Bambari
*Bangassou
*Bangui
*Baoro
*Batangafo
*Berbérati
*Bimbo, Central African Republic, Bimbo
*Birao
*Boali
*Bob ...
* Prefectures of the Central African Republic
Since 10 December 2020, The Central African Republic
The Central African Republic (CAR) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to Central African Republic–Chad border, the north, Sudan to Central African Repu ...
* Lake Chad replenishment project
The Lake Chad replenishment project is a proposed major water diversion scheme to divert water from the Congo River basin to Lake Chad to prevent it drying up. Various versions have been proposed. Most would involve damming some of the right tribu ...
* Waterway
A waterway is any Navigability, navigable body of water. Broad distinctions are useful to avoid ambiguity, and disambiguation will be of varying importance depending on the nuance of the equivalent word in other ways. A first distinction is ...
References
Sub-prefectures of the Central African Republic
Populated places in Ouham-Fafa
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