Ouham

Article summary

Ouham is one of the 20 prefectures of the Central African Republic. Its capital is Bossangoa. The prefecture covers an area of 20,240 km² and, according to official estimates, its population was 329,645 inhabitants in 2024. At the time of the country's last official census, in 2003, the population was 369,220 inhabitants in an area of 50,250 km². These are data from before December 2020, when part of the territory was dismembered to create the Ouham-Fafa prefecture.

Key claims

1. area: 20,240 km² — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. area: 369,220 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1376975965