Kaga-Bandoro
Encyclopedia
Kaga-Bandoro is a market town
in the northern Central African Republic
. It is situated 245km north of the capital Bangui
and is the capital of the Nana-Grébizi
economic prefecture. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaga–Bandoro.
Market town
Market town or market right is a legal term, originating in the medieval period, for a European settlement that has the right to host markets, distinguishing it from a village and city...
in the northern Central African Republic
Central African Republic
The Central African Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It borders Chad in the north, Sudan in the north east, South Sudan in the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo in the south, and Cameroon in the west. The CAR covers a land area of about ,...
. It is situated 245km north of the capital Bangui
Bangui
-Law and government:Bangui is an autonomous commune of the Central African Republic. With an area of 67 km², it is by far the smallest high-level administrative division of the CAR in area but the highest in population...
and is the capital of the Nana-Grébizi
Nana-Grébizi
Nana-Grébizi is one of the 2 economic prefectures of the Central African Republic. It covers an area of 19,996 km² and has a population of 87,341 . The capital is Kaga Bandoro....
economic prefecture. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaga–Bandoro.