Bangui
Capital of Central African Republic: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Bangui City Centre: Alllexxxis, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Bangui is the capital of Central African Republic. About 812,407 people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Central African Republic in our atlas.
It lies at 4.36° N, 18.55° E, about 351 m (1,152 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Bangui time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Bangui. Green dots: other major cities of Central African Republic. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Bangui has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Feb, with average highs near 35°C (96°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 20°C (68°F). Around 1,365 mm (54 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Aug.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in Central African RepublicNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
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- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2389853 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q3832 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Bangui City Centre: Alllexxxis, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Avenue des Martyrs, Bangui - Mapillary (v3azRkJmiUnTDVXUJf35ng): flavour @ Mapillary.com, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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