Bimbo (also, Bimo) is located 25.5 kilometres (15.8 mi) by road southwest of the centre of the capital, Bangui.[1] The country's second-largest city,[2] Bimbo had a population of 124,176 as of the 2003 census and a calculated 2013 population of 267,859.[3] Bimbo used to be the capital city of Ombella-M'Poko until December 2020. Since December 2020, Bimbo has been part of Bangui Prefecture.[4]
Bimbo is the site of the country's only sex-segregated women's prison, Bimbo Central Prison. The prison was built in 1980 to hold 200 prisoners, although as of 2005[update] it only held 44, most of whom were pretrial detainees.[5]
On 20 November 1964, Bimbo became the capital of Ombella-M'Poko for two years until it was replaced by Boali. However, Bimbo was reinstated as the capital of Ombella-M'Poko in 1969.[7][8]
^Rius, Juan Fandos; Bradshaw, Richard (2016). Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic. Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 120. ISBN9780810879928.
^Serre, Jacques; Fandos-Rius, Juan (2014). Répertoire de l'administration territoriale de la République centrafricaine. Paris: L’Harmattan. p. 64. ISBN978-2-343-01298-8.
^Serre, Jacques; Fandos-Rius, Juan (2014). Répertoire de l'administration territoriale de la République centrafricaine. Paris: L’Harmattan. p. 49. ISBN978-2-343-01298-8.
