Vakaga

Vakaga is one of the 20 prefectures of the Central African Republic. Its capital is Birao. It covers an area of 46,500 km$2$ and has a population of 52,255 (2003 census). The extremely low population density, 1.1 people/km$2$, 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. Vakaga is known for its oil reserves.

Notable people

 * Michel Djotodia, 5th President of the Central African Republic