Mbomou

{{short description|Prefecture of the Central African Republic}}{{For|the river|Mbomou River}}{{Infobox settlement

| name = Mbomou

| settlement_type = Prefecture

| image_map = Map of Mbomou 2021.png

| image_map1 = Mbomou sub-prefectures.png

| map_caption1 = Sub-prefectures of Mbomou

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Central African Republic

| seat_type = Capital

| seat = Bangassou

| leader_title = Prefect

| leader_name = Vacant

| area_total_km2 = 61150

| population_total = 164009

| population_as_of = 2003 census

| population_est = 267647

| pop_est_as_of = 2024 estimation

}}

Mbomou is one of the twenty prefectures of the Central African Republic.{{cite web | url=http://www.stat-centrafrique.com/Donnees/donnees%20structurelles/demographie/population%20prefecture.htm | title=Population Prefecture | publisher=stat-centrafrique.com | accessdate=31 January 2012 | archive-date=26 June 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626114213/http://www.stat-centrafrique.com/Donnees/donnees%20structurelles/demographie/population%20prefecture.htm | url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://statoids.com/ucf.html |title=Central African Republic Prefectures | publisher=statoids.com | accessdate=31 January 2012}} It covers an area of {{convert|61150|km2}} and has a population of 164,009 (according to a 2003 census). The capital is Bangassou. Nearby are the Kembe Falls on the River Kotto. The prefecture is governed by Pierrette Benguere. In 2024, official estimates suggest the population reached 267,647 inhabitants.{{cite web |date=2024-10-21 |title=Population de la République Centrafricaine en 2021 et 2024 |url=https://icasees.org/rgph-4/index.php/actualites/rgph-4/207-population-de-la-republique-centrafricaine-en-2021-et-2024 |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=icasees.org |publisher=Institut centrafricain de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques et Sociales |language=fr |ref=CITEREFIcasees2024}}