Bouca
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Bouca is a town located in the Central African Republic prefecture of Ouham-Fafa. It is not far east of Bossangoa at the Fafa river.
History
On 21 March 2013, the town was overtaken by rebels of the Séléka coalition.{{cite news |url=http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/central-african-republic-rebels-reach-outskirts-of-capital/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130416000741/http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/central-african-republic-rebels-reach-outskirts-of-capital/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 April 2013 |title=Central African Republic rebels reach outskirts of capital |agency=Reuters |date=22 March 2013 }} On 9 September 2013 armed Anti-balaka fighters attacked the town killing at least three people.[https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2013/11/new-satellite-images-reveal-shocking-aftermath-abuses-central-african-republic/ New satellite images reveal shocking aftermath of abuses in Central African Republic], 8 November 2013 On 4 March 2021 Bouca was recaptured by government forces.[https://www.facebook.com/ngrebadapm/posts/2993812084277742 Sous l´autorité du Président de la République, je salue l´entrée de nos forces et des alliés à Bouca], Ngrebada Firmin, 4 March 2021
Climate
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical wet and dry (Aw).{{Cite web |url=http://en.climate-data.org/location/52953/ |title=Climate: Bouca - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table |publisher=Climate-Data.org |accessdate=8 November 2013 }}
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|temperature colour=pastel
|Jan high C=37.3
|Feb high C=39.9
|Mar high C=38.2
|Apr high C=38
|May high C=36.1
|Jun high C=33.4
|Jul high C=32.7
|Aug high C=32.5
|Sep high C=32.6
|Oct high C=33.6
|Nov high C=34.6
|Dec high C=35.5
|Jan mean C=24
|Feb mean C=26.9
|Mar mean C=28
|Apr mean C=28.8
|May mean C=27.9
|Jun mean C=26
|Jul mean C=25.9
|Aug mean C=25.4
|Sep mean C=25.4
|Oct mean C=25.9
|Nov mean C=25
|Dec mean C=24
|Jan low C=10.7
|Feb low C=14
|Mar low C=17.8
|Apr low C=19.7
|May low C=19.7
|Jun low C=18.6
|Jul low C=19.2
|Aug low C=18.4
|Sep low C=18.3
|Oct low C=18.3
|Nov low C=15.4
|Dec low C=12.5
|precipitation colour=green
|Jan precipitation mm=0
|Feb precipitation mm=9
|Mar precipitation mm=48
|Apr precipitation mm=99
|May precipitation mm=132
|Jun precipitation mm=162
|Jul precipitation mm=232
|Aug precipitation mm=233
|Sep precipitation mm=224
|Oct precipitation mm=184
|Nov precipitation mm=28
|Dec precipitation mm=2
|source 1= Climate-Data.org, altitude: 4361
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See also
References
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{{Ouham-Fafa}}
{{Sub-prefectures of the Central African Republic}}
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Category:Populated places in Ouham-Fafa
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