Rafaï
Sign in to saveRafaï is a town and sub-prefecture on the Chinko River, in the Central African Republic prefecture of Mbomou. Its estimated population is about 14,000 people.
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The entry is geolocated on the map in CF, across 2 mapped points.
Within Vinony's link graph, Rafaï is referenced by 112 other articles, and connects out to Central African Republic, geographic coordinate system and Wayback Machine.
It is catalogued under topics including Populated places in Mbomou and Sub-prefectures of the Central African Republic.
Its subject is documented across 12 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Oumar
- Region
- Mbomou
- Country
- Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka / République centrafricaine
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Rafaï
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Vue aérienne - Rafaï.png
- Settlement.image_caption
- Aerial view of Rafaï
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Central African Republic
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Central African Republic
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Central African Republic
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Prefecture
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Mbomou
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.leader_title
- Sub-Prefect
- Settlement.leader_name
- Simon-Pierre Gbake
- Settlement.leader_title1
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name1
- Marcel Kogoro
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_total
- 14,000
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Central African Republic
- Located in
- Mbomou Prefecture
- Elevation
- 571
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- Transport
- Notes
Rafaï is a town and sub-prefecture on the Chinko River, in the Central African Republic prefecture of Mbomou. Its estimated population is about 14,000 people.
==History== The Sultanate of Rafaï was the last of Ubangi-Shari to still have its sultan. The last sultan assumed the throne in 1909. On 12 March 2013 Rafaï was captured by Seleka rebels. On 3 March 2018 it was captured by UPC rebels, but three days later it was recaptured by Anti-balaka. On 26 March 2021 it was reported that 14 rebels with automatic weapons were stationed near centre of Rafaï. On 30 October armed forces returned to Rafai after eight years of absence.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rafaï” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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