Bozoum
Bozoum is the capital of Ouham-Pendé, one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic.
Bozoum | |
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  Bozoum Location in Central African Republic | |
| Coordinates: 6°19′02″N 16°22′42″E | |
| Country | Central African Republic |
| Prefecture | Ouham-Pendé |
| Sub-prefecture | Bozoum |
| Commune | Bozoum |
| Elevation | 660 m (2,170 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 22,284 |
History
In 1976, Bozoum received electricity.[1]
On 13 January 2014 Seleka withdrew from Bozoum. Anti-balaka took control of the town. Muslims who lived there were subjects to threats by militiamen.[2] In March 2017 Anti-balakas disarmed peacekeepers who tried to enter Bozoum.[3]
In March 2019 it was reported that Bozoum was under control of the government with armed forces being deployed there to protect Chinese companies operating in the area.[4]
On 19 November 2020 government forces withdrew from Bozoum[5] and month later on 18 December it was captured by rebels from Coalition of Patriots for Change.[6] It was recaptured by government forces on 25 February 2021.[7]
Climate
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical wet and dry (Aw).[8]
| Climate data for Bozoum | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 32.5 (90.5) |
33.5 (92.3) |
33.1 (91.6) |
31.6 (88.9) |
30.5 (86.9) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.8 (83.8) |
29.7 (85.5) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.5 (90.5) |
30.8 (87.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.3 (75.7) |
25.4 (77.7) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26 (79) |
25.3 (77.5) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24 (75) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.7 (76.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 16.1 (61.0) |
17.4 (63.3) |
19.8 (67.6) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.1 (68.2) |
19.3 (66.7) |
19.1 (66.4) |
19.6 (67.3) |
19.2 (66.6) |
18.9 (66.0) |
17.2 (63.0) |
15.9 (60.6) |
18.6 (65.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2 (0.1) |
10 (0.4) |
36 (1.4) |
74 (2.9) |
131 (5.2) |
158 (6.2) |
228 (9.0) |
272 (10.7) |
235 (9.3) |
172 (6.8) |
12 (0.5) |
1 (0.0) |
1,331 (52.5) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org, altitude: 671m[8] | |||||||||||||
References
- Rius, Juan Fandos; Bradshaw, Richard (2016). Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic. Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 251. ISBN 9780810879928.
- "Peace, War and Mediation in the Central African Republic". 13 June 2018.
- Centrafrique : Désarmement spectaculaire des soldats de la Minusca à Bozoum par les Anti-Balaka, 12 March 2017
- Letter dated 6 December 2019 from the Panel of Experts on the Central African Republic extended pursuant to resolution 2454 (2019) addressed to the President of the Security Council , page 37
- "RCA : confusion autour du retrait des soldats FACA de la ville de Bozoum". 19 November 2020.
- "Dernière minute : la ville de Bozoum tombée entre les mains des rebelles, et combats en cours à Bossembélé". 18 December 2020.
- Alerte info : la ville de Bozoum reprise par l’armée nationale, 25 February 2021
- "Climate: Bozoum - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
