Lobaye
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Country | Central African Republic |
Capital | Mbaiki |
surface | 19,235 km² |
Residents | 214,137 (2003) |
density | 11 inhabitants per km² |
ISO 3166-2 | CF-LB |
Coordinates: 4 ° 0 ' N , 18 ° 0' E
Lobaye is a prefecture of the Central African Republic with the capital Mbaiki .
geography
The prefecture is located in the southwest of the country and borders in the north with the prefecture Ombella-Mpoko , in the south with the Republic of the Congo , in the north-west with the prefecture Mambéré-Kadéï , in the south-west with the prefecture Sangha-Mbaéré and in the east with the Democratic Republic of the Congo . For irrigation of the surrounding fields was Boukokodamm built. In the field of lies Njenge Lake .
The Basse-Lobaye biosphere reserve, which was established in 1977 and protects a tropical rainforest on an area of 18,200 hectares , is located in the prefecture .
Individual evidence
- ^ UNESCO - MAB Biosphere Reserves Directory: Basse-Lobaye