Central African Republic Administrative Divisions

What is the hierarchy of administrative divisions in Central African Republic?

Central African Republic operates on a 3‑level system starting with 17 prefectures, then sub-prefectures, and communes as the smallest administrative units.

Here’s a breakdown of the hierarchy:

1. Prefectures: Central African Republic is divided into 17 prefectures.

2. Sub-prefectures: Prefectures are subdivided into sub-prefectures.

3. Communes: These are the smallest administrative units, often found within sub-prefectures.

List of Central African Republic's administrative divisions with their counts and names

These are the summarized administrative divisions. The full dataset is available in the Download Center.

isocountryadmin level 1admin level 2admin level 3admin level 4
CFCentral African RepublicBamingui-Bangoran (Prefecture)2 Sub-prefectures3 CommunesThis level doesn’t exist for this country.
CFCentral African RepublicBangui (National capital)This level doesn’t exist for this country.8 ArrondissementsThis level doesn’t exist for this country.
CFCentral African RepublicBasse-Kotto (Prefecture)6 Sub-prefectures15 CommunesThis level doesn’t exist for this country.
CFCentral African RepublicHaute-Kotto (Prefecture)3 Sub-prefectures6 CommunesThis level doesn’t exist for this country.
CFCentral African RepublicHaut-Mbomou (Prefecture)4 Sub-prefectures5 CommunesThis level doesn’t exist for this country.
CFCentral African RepublicKemo (Prefecture)4 Sub-prefectures8 CommunesThis level doesn’t exist for this country.
CFCentral African RepublicLobaye (Prefecture)5 Sub-prefectures13 CommunesThis level doesn’t exist for this country.
CFCentral African RepublicMambere-Kadei (Prefecture)7 Sub-prefectures13 CommunesThis level doesn’t exist for this country.
CFCentral African RepublicMbomou (Prefecture)5 Sub-prefectures10 CommunesThis level doesn’t exist for this country.
CFCentral African RepublicNana-Gribizi (Economic prefecture)2 Sub-prefectures6 CommunesThis level doesn’t exist for this country.
CFCentral African RepublicNana-Mambere (Prefecture)4 Sub-prefectures16 CommunesThis level doesn’t exist for this country.
CFCentral African RepublicOmbella M'Poko (Prefecture)6 Sub-prefectures8 CommunesThis level doesn’t exist for this country.
CFCentral African RepublicOuaka (Prefecture)5 Sub-prefectures16 CommunesThis level doesn’t exist for this country.
CFCentral African RepublicOuham Pende (Prefecture)6 Sub-prefectures23 CommunesThis level doesn’t exist for this country.
CFCentral African RepublicOuham (Prefecture)7 Sub-prefectures20 CommunesThis level doesn’t exist for this country.
CFCentral African RepublicSangha-Mbaere (Economic prefecture)3 Sub-prefectures5 CommunesThis level doesn’t exist for this country.
CFCentral African RepublicVakaga (Prefecture)2 Sub-prefectures3 CommunesThis level doesn’t exist for this country.

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