Bimbo, Central African Republic
Bimbo | |
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Coordinates: 4°15′21″N 18°24′15″E / 4.25583°N 18.40417°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Prefecture | Bangui |
Sub-Prefecture | Bangui-Kagas |
Elevation | 1,109 ft (338 m) |
Population (2013) | |
• Total | 267,859 |
Bimbo (also, Bimo) is located 25.5 kilometres (15.8 mi) by road southwest of the centre of the capital, Bangui.[1] The country's second-largest city,[2] Bimbo had a population of 124,176 as of the 2003 census and a calculated 2013 population of 267,859.[3] Bimbo used to be the capital city of Ombella-M'Poko until December 2020. Since December 2020, Bimbo has been part of Bangui Prefecture.[4]
Bimbo is the site of the country's only sex-segregated women's prison, Bimbo Central Prison. The prison was built in 1980 to hold 200 prisoners, although as of 2005[update] it only held 44, most of whom were pretrial detainees.[5]
History
[edit]Bimbo was founded in 1908.[6]
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.[7][8]
Climate
[edit]Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical wet and dry (Aw).[9]
The highest record temperature was 44 °C (111 °F) on February 25, 2004, while the lowest record temperature was 3 °C (37 °F) on January 22, 1993.[10]
Climate data for Bimbo | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 39 (102) | 44 (111) | 42 (108) | 40 (104) | 39 (102) | 39 (102) | 40 (104) | 38 (100) | 40 (104) | 38 (100) | 41 (106) | 39 (102) | 44 (111) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.8 (89.2) | 33.4 (92.1) | 32.8 (91.0) | 32.2 (90.0) | 31.5 (88.7) | 30.2 (86.4) | 30 (86) | 29.7 (85.5) | 30.2 (86.4) | 30.5 (86.9) | 30.8 (87.4) | 31.2 (88.2) | 31.2 (88.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.2 (77.4) | 26.4 (79.5) | 26.7 (80.1) | 26.6 (79.9) | 26.2 (79.2) | 25.3 (77.5) | 25 (77) | 24.9 (76.8) | 25.1 (77.2) | 25.3 (77.5) | 25.1 (77.2) | 24.6 (76.3) | 25.5 (78.0) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.6 (65.5) | 19.5 (67.1) | 20.7 (69.3) | 21 (70) | 20.9 (69.6) | 20.4 (68.7) | 20 (68) | 20.2 (68.4) | 20 (68) | 20.1 (68.2) | 19.5 (67.1) | 18.1 (64.6) | 19.9 (67.9) |
Record low °C (°F) | 3 (37) | 8 (46) | 13 (55) | 5 (41) | 11 (52) | 16 (61) | 12 (54) | 8 (46) | 10 (50) | 11 (52) | 12 (54) | 10 (50) | 3 (37) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 22 (0.9) | 41 (1.6) | 107 (4.2) | 124 (4.9) | 169 (6.7) | 151 (5.9) | 193 (7.6) | 229 (9.0) | 191 (7.5) | 195 (7.7) | 94 (3.7) | 32 (1.3) | 1,548 (61) |
Source 1: Climate-Data.org, altitude: 365m[9] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: Voodoo Skies for records[10] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Google (30 March 2013). "Bimbo, Central African Republic" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ^ Dominique Auzias (2010). "Un peu d'histoire". République Centrafricaine 2010-11. p. 79. ISBN 2746926075.
- ^ "Central African Republic: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ^ Oubangui Médias, Oubangui Médias. "La Centrafrique dispose désormais de 20 préfectures et de 84 sous-préfectures". oubanguimedias.com. Oubangi Medias. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ Country reports on human rights practices. US Government Printing Office. 2005. p. 91.
- ^ Rius, Juan Fandos; Bradshaw, Richard (2016). Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic. Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 120. ISBN 9780810879928.
- ^ Serre, Jacques; Fandos-Rius, Juan (2014). Répertoire de l'administration territoriale de la République centrafricaine. Paris: L’Harmattan. p. 64. ISBN 978-2-343-01298-8.
- ^ Serre, Jacques; Fandos-Rius, Juan (2014). Répertoire de l'administration territoriale de la République centrafricaine. Paris: L’Harmattan. p. 49. ISBN 978-2-343-01298-8.
- ^ a b "Climate: Bimbo - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Bimbo, Central African Republic". Voodoo Skies. Archived from the original on 2013-10-21. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
4°15′21″N 18°24′15″E / 4.25583°N 18.40417°E