Baboua, Central African Republic

Baboua
Baboua
Coordinates: 5°47′N 14°49′E / 5.783°N 14.817°E / 5.783; 14.817
Country Central African Republic
PrefectureNana-Mambéré
Government
  Sub-PrefectNorbert Niende
Elevation
713 m (2,339 ft)
Population
  Total
16,000

Baboua is a town and an administrative area (sub-prefecture) located within the prefecture of Nana-Mambéré in the Central African Republic (CAR), approximately 550 kilometres (340 mi) north-west of Bangui, the nation's capital. The town is located on the CAR's border with Cameroon, and is across the border from the Cameroonian town of Garoua-Boulaï. Baboua is home to the Evangelical Lutheran Seminary and Lutheran Bible School. Tongo Lutheran Church is also located in Baboua.