Bamingui

Bamingui
Bamingui Location in the Central African Republic
Coordinates: 7°34′N 20°11′E / 7.567°N 20.183°E / 7.567; 20.183Coordinates: 7°34′N 20°11′E / 7.567°N 20.183°E / 7.567; 20.183
Country	Central African Republic
Prefecture	Bamingui-Bangoran
Sub-prefecture	Bamingui
Population (2003)
• Total	6,230
Time zone	UTC + 1

Bamingui is a town and sub-prefecture in the Bamingui-Bangoran Prefecture in the northern Central African Republic. It lies on the south bank of the Chari River (Bamingui River) along National Route 8, 529 kilometres (329 mi) by road northeast of the capital of Bangui. As of 2003 it had a population of 6230 people. When the fighting resumed in December 2012 between the FACA loyalists and the rebel coalition of Séléka, the city fell to rebel forces.

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