Bayanga
Bayanga | |
|---|---|
Dzanga | |
| Coordinates: 2°55′N 16°15′E / 2.917°N 16.250°E | |
| Country | Central African Republic |
| Prefecture | Sangha-Mbaéré |
| Government | |
| • Sub-Prefect | Stanislas Boulembe |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 8,421 |
Bayanga is a town and sub-prefecture of Sangha-Mbaéré in the Central African Republic. It is one of the few tourist destinations in the country.
Bayanga is on the left bank of the Sangha River, about 102 km south of the capital of Nola Prefecture, and 520 km west of Bangui. It is located in the tropical rainforest zone in the Dzanga-Sangha Dense Forest Special Reserve and 10 km from the Dzanga-Ndoki National Park.
The town itself had a population of around 4,000 people in 2003, while the entire sub-prefecture of the same name was home to around 9,800 people. The sub-prefecture has one commune: Yobe-Sangha.