Bayanga

Bayanga
sub-prefectures
Dzanga
Country	Central African Republic

Bayanga is a sub-prefecture of Sangha-Mbaéré in the Central African Republic.^[1][2]

Geography[]

Bayanga is located on the left bank of the Sangha River, about 102 km south of the capital of Nola Prefecture, and 520 km west of Bangui.

Population[]

The locality of Bayanga has about 4,000 inhabitants, the territory of the sub-prefecture 9,800 inhabitants in 2003.^[3]

Environment[]

Bayanga is located in the tropical rainforest zone in the Dzanga-Sangha Dense Forest Special Reserve and 10 km from the Dzanga-Ndoki National Park.

History[]

Bayanga is originally a Sangha-Sangha fishing village, in the middle of the tropical rainforest populated by hunter-gatherers: the Baaka Pygmies .^{[citation needed]}

In 1988, the Central African Government and WWF committed to the establishment and management of a protected area system in the region. This is the beginning of the Dzanga-Sangha Project (PDS). This will lead in 1990 to the creation of the Dzanga-Ndoki National Park (1150 km²) and the Dzanga-Sangha Dense Forest Special Reserve (3200 km²) for multiple use.^{[citation needed]}

Civil war[]

On 10 March 2014 Bayanga subprefecture was captured by Anti-balaka militias following Seleka withdrawal.^[4] It was recaptured by government forces in late May.^[5]

Administration[]

Bayanga is with Nola in the north and Bambio in the east, one of the three sub-prefectures of the Sangha-Mbaéré . The commune of Yobe-Sangha is the only commune of the sub-prefecture .

Economy[]

With the creation of the Dzanga-Sangha Protected Area System (APDS) and the construction of a hotel in 1996, the foundations for the development of ecotourism activities capable of attracting an international clientele should be brought together. The locality has an airfield.^{[citation needed]}

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