Bozoum

Coordinates: 6°19′02″N 16°22′42″E / 6.31722°N 16.37833°E / 6.31722; 16.37833
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Bozoum
Bozoum is located in Central African Republic
Bozoum
Bozoum
Location in Central African Republic
Coordinates: 6°19′02″N 16°22′42″E / 6.31722°N 16.37833°E / 6.31722; 16.37833
CountryCentral African Republic
PrefectureOuham-Pendé
Sub-prefectureBozoum
CommuneBozoum
Elevation
660 m (2,170 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total22,284

Bozoum is the capital of Ouham-Pendé, one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic.

History

In 1976, Bozoum received electricity.[1]

On 13 January 2014 Seleka withdrew from Bozoum. Anti-balaka took control of the town. Muslims who lived there were subjects to threats by militiamen.[2] In March 2017 Anti-balakas disarmed peacekeepers who tried to enter Bozoum.[3]

In March 2019 it was reported that Bozoum was under control of the government with armed forces being deployed there to protect Chinese companies operating in the area.[4]

On 19 November 2020 government forces withdrew from Bozoum[5] and month later on 18 December it was captured by rebels from Coalition of Patriots for Change.[6] It was recaptured by government forces on 25 February 2021.[7]

Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical wet and dry (Aw).[8]

Climate data for Bozoum
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32.5
(90.5)
33.5
(92.3)
33.1
(91.6)
31.6
(88.9)
30.5
(86.9)
29
(84)
28
(82)
28.2
(82.8)
28.8
(83.8)
29.7
(85.5)
31.8
(89.2)
32.5
(90.5)
30.8
(87.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 24.3
(75.7)
25.4
(77.7)
26.4
(79.5)
26
(79)
25.3
(77.5)
24.1
(75.4)
23.5
(74.3)
23.9
(75.0)
24
(75)
24.3
(75.7)
24.5
(76.1)
24.2
(75.6)
24.7
(76.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 16.1
(61.0)
17.4
(63.3)
19.8
(67.6)
20.4
(68.7)
20.1
(68.2)
19.3
(66.7)
19.1
(66.4)
19.6
(67.3)
19.2
(66.6)
18.9
(66.0)
17.2
(63.0)
15.9
(60.6)
18.6
(65.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2
(0.1)
10
(0.4)
36
(1.4)
74
(2.9)
131
(5.2)
158
(6.2)
228
(9.0)
272
(10.7)
235
(9.3)
172
(6.8)
12
(0.5)
1
(0.0)
1,331
(52.5)
Source: Climate-Data.org, altitude: 671m[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Rius, Juan Fandos; Bradshaw, Richard (2016). Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic. Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 251. ISBN 9780810879928.
  2. ^ "Peace, War and Mediation in the Central African Republic". 13 June 2018.
  3. ^ Centrafrique : Désarmement spectaculaire des soldats de la Minusca à Bozoum par les Anti-Balaka, 12 March 2017
  4. ^ Letter dated 6 December 2019 from the Panel of Experts on the Central African Republic extended pursuant to resolution 2454 (2019) addressed to the President of the Security Council , page 37
  5. ^ "RCA : confusion autour du retrait des soldats FACA de la ville de Bozoum". 19 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Dernière minute : la ville de Bozoum tombée entre les mains des rebelles, et combats en cours à Bossembélé". 18 December 2020.
  7. ^ Alerte info : la ville de Bozoum reprise par l’armée nationale, 25 February 2021
  8. ^ a b "Climate: Bozoum - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 21 October 2013.


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