Bayanga

Bayanga
sub-prefectures
Country  Central African Republic

Bayanga is a sub-prefecture of Sangha-Mbaéré in the Central African Republic.[1][2]

Geography

Bayanga is located on the left bank of the Sangha , about 102 km south of the capital of Nola Prefecture, and 520 km west of Bangui .

Population

The locality of Bayanga has about 4,000 inhabitants, the territory of the sub-prefecture 9,800 inhabitants in 2003.[3]

Environment

Bayanga is located in the tropical rainforest zone in the Dzanga-Sangha Dense Forest Special Reserve and 10 km from the Dzanga-Ndoki National Park .

History

Bayanga is originally a Sangha-Sangha fishing village , in the middle of the tropical rainforest populated by hunter-gatherers: the Baaka Pygmies .

In 1988, the Central African Government and WWF committed to the establishment and management of a protected area system in the region. This is the beginning of the Dzanga-Sangha Project (PDS). This will lead in 1990 to the creation of the Dzanga-Ndoki National Park (1150 km²) and the Dzanga-Sangha Dense Forest Special Reserve (3200 km²) for multiple use.

Administration

Bayanga is with Nola in the north and Bambio in the east, one of the three sub-prefectures of the Sangha-Mbaéré . The commune of Yobe-Sangha is the only commune of the sub-prefecture .

Economy

With the creation of the Dzanga-Sangha Protected Area System (APDS) and the construction of a hotel in 1996, the foundations for the development of ecotourism activities capable of attracting an international clientele should be brought together. The locality has an airfield.

References

  1. ↑ "Bayanga". AccuWeather. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Bayanga". Google Maps. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  3. ↑ Recensement Général de la Population et de l'Habitat 2003

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