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Alindao is a town and sub-prefecture located in the Central African Republic prefecture of Basse-Kotto. It lies at the junction of the National Route 2 and 22. Alindao had a population of 14,401 as of the 2003 census; and a calculated 2013 population of 15,213. The town is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Alindao. It has a small airport, Alindao Airport. A Catholic Mission was established at Alindao during French occupation under French Equatorial Africa.




History



In 1912, the leader of the Banda-Ngbugu people in Alindao, Aju, swore allegiance to the French colonisers. However, he led a local revolt in 1925 and was captured and executed the following year.
In 1927, Norwegian missionary Oscar Cesar Berntz-Lanz established the Elim Mission at Boybinga in the Alindao subprefecture. It was among the first Protestant missions in the colony and included a small dispensary and a school. When World War II broke out in 1939, the family relocated to South Africa.
On 5 January 2013 Séléka rebels took control of Alindao. On 9 May 2017 it was attacked by Anti-balaka which was repelled by Union for Peace in the Central African Republic. On 15 November 2018 at least 112 people were killed and 27 injured in UPC and Anti-balaka attacks on Alindao refugee camp. On 18 March 2021 Alindao was recaptured by government forces supported by Russian paramilitary forces.




Economy


The economy is based on food crops and cash crops (mainly coffee), and the processing of agricultural products. Fishing, hunting, trade and craft activities are also local employment practices but the majority live in poverty. The locals reside in houses with huge thatched roofs and mud walls painted in colored clay.




Towns and villages






Notable people


Emmanuel Dongala (1941-) -one of the Congo's greatest poets




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Maplandia

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• Katedral Alindao
• Keuskupan Alindao
• Gereja Katolik di Afrika Tengah
• Afrika Tengah
• Daftar keuskupan di Afrika Tengah
• Daftar katedral di Afrika Tengah
• Keuskupan Agung Bangui
• Daftar keuskupan Gereja Katolik (alfabetis)
• Daftar keuskupan Gereja Katolik (tabel)
• Penganiayaan terhadap umat Katolik di era modern
• Alindao
• Alindao Airport
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Alindao
• 2017 Alindao massacre
• 2018 Alindao massacre
• Timeline of the Central African Republic Civil War
• List of cities in the Central African Republic
• 2024 Haute-Kotto raid
• Peter Marzinkowski
• Bongboto massacre