History
Yalinga was founded as a French post by Lieutenant Bissey on 1 March 1912 to anticipate any further attacks from Kamoun, the last sultan of Dar al Kuti, who was resisting French annexation. On 28 February 2010, LRA attacked Yalinga. They pillaged police station, weather station, a safari camp and kidnapped 26 people. On 22 April 2021 Yalinga was captured from rebels of Coalition of Patriots for Change by Russian mercenaries allied with government forces.Transport
The town is served by Yalinga Airport.References
Sub-prefectures of the Central African Republic Populated places established in 1912 Populated places in Haute-Kotto {{CAR-geo-stub