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Bouar

Nana-Mambérécity

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Bouar

Total population

40,353

Coordinates5.94°, 15.59°

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City facts

Overview

Bouar is a market town in the western Central African Republic, lying on the main road from Bangui (437 km) to the frontier with Cameroon (210 km). The city is the capital of Nana-Mambéré prefecture, has a population of 40,353, while the whole sous-préfecture has a population of 96,595. Bouar lies on a plateau almost 1000m above sea level and is known as the site of Camp Leclerc, a French military base.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
5.9354
Longitude
15.5922
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)
360
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Northern Gray-headed Sparrow
    Passer griseus (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    18
  • Speckled Mousebird
    Colius striatus J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    16
  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    15
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    14
  • Yellow-fronted Canary
    Crithagra mozambica (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves
    14
  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    13
  • Northern Black-Flycatcher
    Melaenornis edolioides (Swainson, 1837) · Aves
    11
  • Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
    Uraeginthus bengalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    11

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
Largest event

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.26
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,921

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

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
494
Avg daily Wikipedia views
16
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Recently spotted species

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Sources

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