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Bimbo

Ombella-M'Pokocity

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Total population

124,176

Elevation338 m
Coordinates4.32°, 18.52°

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City facts

Elevation
338 m

Sister cities

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Overview

Bimbo is the second-largest city of the Central African Republic, located southwest of the capital, Bangui. Bimbo had a population of 124,176 as of the 2003 census and a calculated 2013 population of 267,859. Bimbo used to be the capital city of Ombella-M'Poko until December 2020. Since December 2020, Bimbo has been part of Bangui Prefecture.

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History & geography

History

Bimbo was founded in 1908. 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. On 10 December 2020, Bimbo was transferred from Ombella-M'Poko prefecture to Bangui prefecture, and once again Boali became the capital of Ombella-M'Poko.

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Geography

Latitude
4.3228
Longitude
18.5249
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
634
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    55
  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    48
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    38
  • Northern Gray-headed Sparrow
    Passer griseus (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    37
  • African Thrush
    Turdus pelios Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
    31
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    25
  • Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
    Uraeginthus bengalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    23
  • Olive-bellied Sunbird
    Cinnyris chloropygius (Jardine, 1842) · Aves
    21

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
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Largest event
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Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Notable people from here

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David Boui
Central African taekwondo practitioner
Josué Balamandji
Josué Balamandji
Central African footballer
Nathalie Tauziat
Nathalie Tauziat
French tennis player
Élie Doté
Élie Doté
Prime Minister of Central African Republic
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André Kolingba
Central African politician
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Anicet Lavodrama
Central African basketball player
Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa
Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa
French footballer (born 1989)
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Mickaël Conjungo
French athlete
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Mickael Mokongo
French and Central African basketball player
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Henri Maïdou
Prime Minister of the Central African Republic
Romain Sato
Romain Sato
Central African Republic basketball player (born 1981)
Foxi Kéthévoama
Foxi Kéthévoama
football player
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Richard Bella
Central African basketball player
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Camille Lembi Zaneli
Congolese Roman Catholic bishop (1950-2011)
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Maria-Joëlle Conjungo
Central African hurdler
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Gabriel Koyambounou
Prime Minister of the Central African Republic

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.12
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,868

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
445
Avg daily Wikipedia views
15
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API