Central African Republic — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Central African Republic had an estimated population of 3,228,916 in 2005, with 37 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
For current figures: Central African Republic today — population now 5,698,984, against 3,228,916 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 3,228,916 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 4,288,810 | 5,698,984 | +33% |
The two sources differ by 25% for 2005. The Gazetteer figure is the one the citation you followed refers to; the UN pair is the like-for-like comparison.
Agglomerations, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangui | 726,310 |
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangui | Bangui | 542,393 | 812,407 now |
| 2 | Bimbo | Ombella Mpoko | 129,655 | 348,802 now |
| 3 | Mbaiki | Lobaye | 67,132 | — |
| 4 | Berbérati | Mambéré-Kadéï | 61,815 | 103,713 now |
| 5 | Kaga-Bandoro | Nana-Gribizi | 56,520 | 55,047 now |
| 6 | Bozoum | Ouham-Pendé | 40,201 | 20,665 now |
| 7 | Carnot | Mambéré-Kadéï | 38,071 | — |
| 8 | Sibut | Kémo | 34,267 | 31,986 now |
| 9 | Bambari | Ouaka | 32,547 | 83,029 now |
| 10 | Bria | Haute-Kotto | 29,027 | 47,226 now |
| 11 | Bouar | Nana-Mambéré | 28,581 | 71,680 now |
| 12 | Bossangoa | Ouham | 27,428 | 55,353 now |
| 13 | Nola | Sangha-Mbaéré | 26,809 | 31,923 now |
| 14 | Bangassou | Mbomou | 24,361 | 54,059 now |
| 15 | Damara | Ombella Mpoko | 20,093 | 9,117 now |
| 16 | Mobaye | Basse-Kotto | 19,431 | 7,179 now |
| 17 | Paoua | Ouham-Pendé | 18,441 | 47,703 now |
| 18 | Boda | Lobaye | 16,655 | 11,688 now |
| 19 | Ippy | Ouaka | 16,571 | 28,319 now |
| 20 | Batangafo | Ouham | 15,310 | 24,119 now |
| 21 | Alindao | Basse-Kotto | 14,234 | 32,588 now |
| 22 | Kabo | Ouham | 13,637 | 16,279 now |
| 23 | Rafaï | Mbomou | 13,459 | — |
| 24 | Bouca | Ouham | 13,250 | 19,320 now |
| 25 | Obo | Haut-Mbomou | 12,887 | 14,402 now |
| 26 | Ndélé | Bamingui-Bangoran | 11,764 | 27,071 now |
| 27 | Kembé | Basse-Kotto | 11,513 | 7,317 now |
| 28 | Mongoumba | Lobaye | 10,885 | 9,985 now |
| 29 | Yakolé | Ombella Mpoko | 10,634 | — |
| 30 | Birao | Vakaga | 10,178 | 8,457 now |
| 31 | Gamboula | Mambéré-Kadéï | 7,646 | 13,048 now |
| 32 | Kouango | Ouaka | 7,529 | — |
| 33 | Baoro | Nana-Mambéré | 6,319 | 18,089 now |
| 34 | Boali | Ombella Mpoko | 5,876 | — |
| 35 | Ouadda | Haute-Kotto | 5,434 | 5,434 now |
| 36 | Gambo | Mbomou | 4,971 | 4,971 now |
| 37 | Ouango | Mbomou | 4,365 | 4,365 now |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangui | 542,393 |
| 2 | Ouham-Pendé | 333,161 |
| 3 | Ombella Mpoko | 323,347 |
| 4 | Mambéré-Kadéï | 299,555 |
| 5 | Ouham | 283,972 |
| 6 | Ouaka | 226,816 |
| 7 | Lobaye | 220,983 |
| 8 | Basse-Kotto | 205,805 |
| 9 | Nana-Mambéré | 185,013 |
| 10 | Mbomou | 134,808 |
| 11 | Kémo | 101,627 |
| 12 | Sangha-Mbaéré | 93,537 |
| 13 | Nana-Gribizi | 88,237 |
| 14 | Haute-Kotto | 72,244 |
| 15 | Bamingui-Bangoran | 39,779 |
| 16 | Haut-Mbomou | 39,543 |
| 17 | Vakaga | 38,096 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.