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ID: 1088326
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Bangui (inhabited place)  Bangui (inhabited place)

Coordinates:
Lat: 04 23 00 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 4.3833  decimal degrees
Long: 018 37 00 E  degrees minutes   Long: 18.6167  decimal degrees

Note: Capital of the Central African Republic, located on the west bank of the Ubangi river; covers 67 square km outside the boundaries of the country's 16 prefectures; site of Boganda Museum, St. Paul Museum, University of Bangui & National School of Arts.

Names:
Bangui (preferred,C,V)
Bangi (C,O)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Africa (continent)  ....  Africa (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Central African Republic (nation)  ........  Central African Republic (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of OmbellaMpoko (prefecture)  ............  OmbellaMpoko (prefecture) (P)
Hierarchy of Bangui (inhabited place)  ................  Bangui (inhabited place) (P)

Place Types:
inhabited place (preferred, C)
city (C)
national capital (C)
commune (administrative) (C)
industrial center (C)
commercial center (C)
transportation center (C)
river settlement (C)
university center (C)

Sources and Contributors:
Bangi..........  [VP]
..............  Rand McNally Atlas (1989) I-14
Bangui..........  [VP Preferred]
.................  Encyclopaedia Britannica (1985) I, 868
.................  Times Atlas of the World (1994) 21
.................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 114
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  Encyclopaedia Britannica (1985) I, 868
..................  Rand McNally Atlas (1989) I-14
..................  Times Atlas of the World (1994) 21
..................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 114
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]

 

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