Local time
Sun, 3:31 PM GMT+1Africa/BanguiCityCapital
Bangui
4.37° N, 18.56° E
- Population
- 831,925
- Natural Earth
- Population rank
- 1 of 6
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 6 cities of Central African Republic in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of Central African Republic, so this is not a national ranking.
- Time zone
- Africa/Bangui
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Practical bearings for Bangui, from the same records as the rest of this page.
Country
Central African RepublicCountry profileOn the ground
No mapped places yetDistricts not mappedNo places in Bangui have been recorded yet. The map and the country page still carry its context.
Overview
Name
The name Bangui means "rapids" in the local Bobangui language because the city is above the first great rapid on the Ubangi River.
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person