Bangui

:For the municipality in the Philippines, see Bangui, Ilocos Norte.

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Bangui, the only commune or federal district in the Central African Republic serves as its capital and largest city. Population estimates vary considerably around 700,000.

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Bangui lies on the northern banks of the Ubangi River just below a series of rapids that limit major commercial shipping farther upriver, on the southern border. The navigable Ubangi River turns sharply south below Bangui and connects to the Congo River just south of the Equator near Brazzaville as its chief northern tributary. The river marks the border between the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Congolese town of Zongo sits opposite the river from Bangui. Bangui is located at 4°22' North, 18°35' East (4.36667, 18.58333). http://earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/cntry_files.html

Central African Republic: The Central African Republic is a landlocked country in central Africa. It borders Chad in the north, Sudan on the east, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the south, and Cameroon on the west. The CAR is situated north of the equator, separating the Congo River bas...

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Ubangi River: The Ubangi River (also Oubangi) is a major tributary of the Congo River in Central Africa. It is considered to begin at the junction of the Mbomou and Uele Rivers, flows west for about 350 km, then bends to the southwest, passes through Bangui, then flows south for another 500 km to the Congo....