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Bouar

Bouar is a market town in the western Central African Republic, lying on the main road from Bangui (437 km) to the frontier with Cameroon (210 km). The city is the capital of Nana-Mambéré prefecture, has a population of 40,353, while the whole sous-préfecture has a population of 96,595 (2003 census). Bouar lies on a plateau almost 1000m above sea level and is known as the site of Camp Leclerc, a French military base.

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Place details

Locality: Bouar
Region: Nana-Mambéré
Country: Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka / République centrafricaine
Population: 71,680
Timezone: Africa/Bangui

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Bouar
Settlement.other_name: Buar
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Bouar (29191093166).jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Bouar
Settlement.pushpin_map: Central African Republic
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Central African Republic
Settlement.pushpin_relief: yes
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Central African Republic
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Prefecture
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Nana-Mambéré
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.leader_title: Sub-prefect
Settlement.leader_name: Jean Michel Bouaka
Settlement.leader_title1: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name1: Dieu-Beni Massina

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Wikidata facts

Population: 40353
Elevation: 1046
Image: Bouar Megaliths stamp.jpg

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Commons category: Bouar
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History
Civil war
Places of worship
Climate
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About seventy groups of megaliths lie in the town and to its north and east. The Bouar Megaliths, dating back to the very late Neolithic Era (c. 3500–2700 BC) were added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on April 11, 2006 in the Cultural category.