Bamingui

Bamingui
Bamingui
Location in the Central African Republic
Coordinates: 7°34′N 20°11′E / 7.567°N 20.183°E / 7.567; 20.183
Country Central African Republic
PrefectureBamingui-Bangoran
Sub-prefectureBamingui
Government
  Sub-PrefectThéophile Gandola
Population
 (2003)
  Total
6,230
Time zoneUTC + 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.