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Bouca
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  Bouca Location in Central African Republic | |
| Coordinates: 6°30′N 18°17′E / 6.500°N 18.283°E / 6.500; 18.283 | |
| Country | Central African Republic |
| Prefecture | Ouham-Fafa |
| Government | |
| • Sub-Prefect | Achille Paulin Kouzouhoro[1] |
| Population
(2003)
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| • Total | 12,280 |
Bouca is a town located in the Central African Republic prefectureofOuham-Fafa. It is not far east of Bossangoa at the Fafa river.
On 21 March 2013, the town was overtaken by rebels of the Séléka coalition.[2] On 9 September 2013 armed Anti-balaka fighters attacked the town killing at least three people.[3] On 4 March 2021 Bouca was recaptured by government forces.[4]
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical wet and dry (Aw).[5]
| Climate data for Bouca | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 37.3 (99.1) |
39.9 (103.8) |
38.2 (100.8) |
38 (100) |
36.1 (97.0) |
33.4 (92.1) |
32.7 (90.9) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.6 (90.7) |
33.6 (92.5) |
34.6 (94.3) |
35.5 (95.9) |
35.4 (95.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24 (75) |
26.9 (80.4) |
28 (82) |
28.8 (83.8) |
27.9 (82.2) |
26 (79) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
26.1 (78.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.7 (51.3) |
14 (57) |
17.8 (64.0) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.7 (67.5) |
18.6 (65.5) |
19.2 (66.6) |
18.4 (65.1) |
18.3 (64.9) |
18.3 (64.9) |
15.4 (59.7) |
12.5 (54.5) |
16.9 (62.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0 (0) |
9 (0.4) |
48 (1.9) |
99 (3.9) |
132 (5.2) |
162 (6.4) |
232 (9.1) |
233 (9.2) |
224 (8.8) |
184 (7.2) |
28 (1.1) |
2 (0.1) |
1,353 (53.3) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org, altitude: 4361[5] | |||||||||||||
6°30′N 18°17′E / 6.500°N 18.283°E / 6.500; 18.283
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