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Bimbo, Central African Republic

Coordinates: 4°15′21″N 18°24′15″E / 4.25583°N 18.40417°E / 4.25583; 18.40417
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Bimbo
Bimbo is located in Central African Republic
Bimbo
Bimbo
Location in Central African Republic
Coordinates: 4°15′21″N 18°24′15″E / 4.25583°N 18.40417°E / 4.25583; 18.40417
Country Central African Republic
PrefectureBangui
Sub-PrefectureBangui-Kagas
Elevation
1,109 ft (338 m)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total267,859

Bimbo (also, Bimo) is located 25.5 kilometres (15.8 mi) by road southwest of the centre of the capital, Bangui.[1] The country's second-largest city,[2] Bimbo had a population of 124,176 as of the 2003 census and a calculated 2013 population of 267,859.[3] Bimbo used to be the capital city of Ombella-M'Poko until December 2020. Since December 2020, Bimbo has been part of Bangui Prefecture.[4]

Bimbo is the site of the country's only sex-segregated women's prison, Bimbo Central Prison. The prison was built in 1980 to hold 200 prisoners, although as of 2005 it only held 44, most of whom were pretrial detainees.[5]

History

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Bimbo was founded in 1908.[6]

On 20 November 1964, Bimbo became the capital of Ombella-M'Poko for two years until it was replaced by Boali. However, Bimbo was reinstated as the capital of Ombella-M'Poko in 1969.[7][8]

Climate

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Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical wet and dry (Aw).[9]

The highest record temperature was 44 °C (111 °F) on February 25, 2004, while the lowest record temperature was 3 °C (37 °F) on January 22, 1993.[10]

Climate data for Bimbo
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 39
(102)
44
(111)
42
(108)
40
(104)
39
(102)
39
(102)
40
(104)
38
(100)
40
(104)
38
(100)
41
(106)
39
(102)
44
(111)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.8
(89.2)
33.4
(92.1)
32.8
(91.0)
32.2
(90.0)
31.5
(88.7)
30.2
(86.4)
30
(86)
29.7
(85.5)
30.2
(86.4)
30.5
(86.9)
30.8
(87.4)
31.2
(88.2)
31.2
(88.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.2
(77.4)
26.4
(79.5)
26.7
(80.1)
26.6
(79.9)
26.2
(79.2)
25.3
(77.5)
25
(77)
24.9
(76.8)
25.1
(77.2)
25.3
(77.5)
25.1
(77.2)
24.6
(76.3)
25.5
(78.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 18.6
(65.5)
19.5
(67.1)
20.7
(69.3)
21
(70)
20.9
(69.6)
20.4
(68.7)
20
(68)
20.2
(68.4)
20
(68)
20.1
(68.2)
19.5
(67.1)
18.1
(64.6)
19.9
(67.9)
Record low °C (°F) 3
(37)
8
(46)
13
(55)
5
(41)
11
(52)
16
(61)
12
(54)
8
(46)
10
(50)
11
(52)
12
(54)
10
(50)
3
(37)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 22
(0.9)
41
(1.6)
107
(4.2)
124
(4.9)
169
(6.7)
151
(5.9)
193
(7.6)
229
(9.0)
191
(7.5)
195
(7.7)
94
(3.7)
32
(1.3)
1,548
(61)
Source 1: Climate-Data.org, altitude: 365m[9]
Source 2: Voodoo Skies for records[10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Bimbo, Central African Republic" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  2. ^ Dominique Auzias (2010). "Un peu d'histoire". République Centrafricaine 2010-11. p. 79. ISBN 2746926075.
  3. ^ "Central African Republic: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  4. ^ Oubangui Médias, Oubangui Médias. "La Centrafrique dispose désormais de 20 préfectures et de 84 sous-préfectures". oubanguimedias.com. Oubangi Medias. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  5. ^ Country reports on human rights practices. US Government Printing Office. 2005. p. 91.
  6. ^ Rius, Juan Fandos; Bradshaw, Richard (2016). Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic. Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 120. ISBN 9780810879928.
  7. ^ Serre, Jacques; Fandos-Rius, Juan (2014). Répertoire de l'administration territoriale de la République centrafricaine. Paris: L’Harmattan. p. 64. ISBN 978-2-343-01298-8.
  8. ^ Serre, Jacques; Fandos-Rius, Juan (2014). Répertoire de l'administration territoriale de la République centrafricaine. Paris: L’Harmattan. p. 49. ISBN 978-2-343-01298-8.
  9. ^ a b "Climate: Bimbo - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  10. ^ a b "Bimbo, Central African Republic". Voodoo Skies. Archived from the original on 2013-10-21. Retrieved 21 October 2013.

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