Haute-Kotto

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Haute-Kotto
location
Basic data
Country Central African Republic
Capital Bria
surface 86,650 km²
Residents 69,514 (2003)
density 0.8 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 CF-HK

Coordinates: 7 ° 0 '  N , 23 ° 0'  E

Haute-Kotto ( German  Oberkotto ) is a prefecture of the Central African Republic with the capital Bria .

geography

The prefecture is located in the east of the country and borders in the north with the prefecture Vakaga , in the north-east with the south Sudan , in the east with the prefecture Haut-Mbomou , in the south with the prefecture Mbomou , in the south-west with the prefecture Basse-Kotto , in the west Ouaka Prefecture and to the northwest to Bamingui-Bangoran Prefecture .

In the north of the province lies the Bongo massif , where the province's largest river, the Kotto , has its source. The highest mountain in the province is the 1113 meter high Mont Aburassain on the border with Sudan.