Central African Republic: cities by population
Central African Republic has a population of 4,666,377, with Bangui as its capital. The 50 largest of its 51 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are GeoNames country data. Sources & method.
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangui | Bangui | 812,407 |
| 2 | Bimbo | Ombella-M'Poko | 348,802 |
| 3 | Bégoua | Ombella-M'Poko | 264,067 |
| 4 | Carnot | Mambéré | 129,032 |
| 5 | Berbérati | Mambéré-Kadéï | 103,713 |
| 6 | Bambari | Ouaka | 83,029 |
| 7 | Bouar | Nana-Mambéré | 71,680 |
| 8 | Bossangoa | Ouham | 55,353 |
| 9 | Kaga-Bandoro | Nana-Grébizi | 55,047 |
| 10 | Bangassou | Mbomou | 54,059 |
| 11 | Paoua | Lim-Pendé | 47,703 |
| 12 | Bria | Haute-Kotto | 47,226 |
| 13 | Kouango | Ouaka | 36,575 |
| 14 | Bocaranga | Ouham-Pendé | 36,418 |
| 15 | Baboua | Nana-Mambéré | 33,739 |
| 16 | Alindao | Basse-Kotto | 32,588 |
| 17 | Sibut | Kémo | 31,986 |
| 18 | Nola | Sangha-Mbaéré | 31,923 |
| 19 | Ippy | Ouaka | 28,319 |
| 20 | Ndélé | Bamingui-Bangoran | 27,071 |
| 21 | Batangafo | Ouham-Fafa | 24,119 |
| 22 | Mbaïki | Lobaye | 21,867 |
| 23 | Yaloké | Ombella-M'Poko | 21,710 |
| 24 | Bozoum | Ouham-Pendé | 20,665 |
| 25 | Abba | Nana-Mambéré | 20,043 |
| 26 | Dekoa | Kémo | 19,639 |
| 27 | Bouca | Ouham-Fafa | 19,320 |
| 28 | Boali | Ombella-M'Poko | 18,090 |
| 29 | Baoro | Nana-Mambéré | 18,089 |
| 30 | Zemio | Haut-Mbomou | 17,829 |
| 31 | Bossembélé | Ombella-M'Poko | 17,203 |
| 32 | Bobangui | Lobaye | 16,486 |
| 33 | Kabo | Ouham-Fafa | 16,279 |
| 34 | Grimari | Ouaka | 14,941 |
| 35 | Obo | Haut-Mbomou | 14,402 |
| 36 | Gamboula | Mambéré-Kadéï | 13,048 |
| 37 | Boda | Lobaye | 11,688 |
| 38 | Bossemtele I | Ouham-Pendé | 11,136 |
| 39 | Mbrés | Nana-Grébizi | 10,269 |
| 40 | Mongoumba | Lobaye | 9,985 |
| 41 | Damara | Ombella-M'Poko | 9,117 |
| 42 | Bayanga | Sangha-Mbaéré | 8,920 |
| 43 | Birao | Vakaga | 8,457 |
| 44 | Kembé | Basse-Kotto | 7,317 |
| 45 | Mobaye | Basse-Kotto | 7,179 |
| 46 | Bamingui | Bamingui-Bangoran | 6,230 |
| 47 | Ouadda | Haute-Kotto | 5,434 |
| 48 | Gambo | Mbomou | 4,971 |
| 49 | Ouango | Mbomou | 4,365 |
| 50 | Kaboro | Ouham | 2,917 |
Twenty years earlier: Central African Republic in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 3,228,916.