Vakaga
Template:Short description Template:Infobox settlement Vakaga is one of the 20 prefectures of the Central African Republic. Its capital is Birao.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It covers an area of 46,500 km2 and has a population of 52,255 (2003 census). In 2024, official estimates suggest the population reached 89,189 inhabitants.<ref name=2024-POP-EST>Template:Cite web</ref>
The extremely low population density, 1.1 people/km2, is a result of the capture of the majority of the region's inhabitants by slave-traders from the Sudan in the second half of the nineteenth century.Template:Citation needed Vakaga is known for its oil reserves.Template:Citation needed
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