Rafaï

Rafaï
Rafaï

Location in Central African Republic

Coordinates: 4°58′23″N 23°55′55″E / 4.97306°N 23.93194°E / 4.97306; 23.93194Coordinates: 4°58′23″N 23°55′55″E / 4.97306°N 23.93194°E / 4.97306; 23.93194
Country Central African Republic
Prefecture Mbomou
Population
  Total 14,000

Rafaï[1] is a town and sub-prefecture on the Chinko River, in the Central African Republic prefecture of Mbomou. Its estimated population is about 14,000 people.

History

The Sultanate of Rafaï was the last of Ubangi-Shari to still have its sultan.[2] The last sultan assumed the throne in 1909.[2]

Transport

Main article: Rafaï Airport

Rafaï has a small civilian airport with a 4,249 foot unpaved runway.

Notes

  1. Rafaï (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  2. 1 2 Gide, André (1927). Voyage au Congo: Carnets de Route. Paris: Gallimard. OCLC 19336971.


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