Mambéré-Kadéï
Mambéré-Kadéi | |
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Mambéré-Kadéi, prefecture of Central African Republic | |
Sub-prefectures of Mambéré-Kadéi before Dec. 2020 | |
| Coordinates: 4°30′N 16°00′E / 4.500°N 16.000°E | |
| Country | Central African Republic |
| Capital | Berbérati |
| Government | |
| • Prefect | Theodore Papillon Malengue |
| Area | |
• Total | 13,740 km2 (5,310 sq mi) |
| Population (2003 census) | |
• Total | 364,795 |
• Estimate (2024 estimation) | 281,286 |
Mambéré-Kadéï [mɑ̃.be.ʁe ka.de.i] is one of the 20 prefectures of the Central African Republic. Its capital is Berbérati. It is named for the Mambéré River and Kadéï River. The prefecture covers an area of 13,740 km² and, according to official estimates, its population was 281,286 inhabitants in 2024. At the time of the country's last official census, in 2003, the population was 364,795 inhabitants in an area of 30,203 km². These are data from before December 2020, when part of the territory was dismembered to create the Mambéré prefecture.
Until 1992, it was known as Haute-Sangha.