Local time Saturday 3:02 PM Number of airports 1 | Population 14,401 (2003) Prefecture Basse-Kotto | |
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Country Central African Republic Weather 37°C, Wind E at 8 km/h, 18% Humidity | ||
Liselle alindao
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.
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Map of Alindao, Central African Republic
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.