Pougol | |
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Coordinates: 7°16′25″N 16°10′11″E / 7.27361°N 16.16972°E | |
Country | Central African Republic |
Prefecture | Lim-Pendé |
Sub-prefecture | Paoua |
Commune | Paoua |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,263 [1] |
Pougol is a town situated in Lim-Pendé, Central African Republic. Until 2020, the town was part of Ouham-Pendé.
RJ captured Pougol from ex-Seleka in June 2014. In September 2014, Anti-balaka seized Pougol from RJ. In an act of revenge against Anti Balaka's seizure of the town, RJ torched 26 houses belonging to the relatives of ex- APRD members who refused to join RJ. This battle caused the residents to flee to the bush on 13 September 2014. [2] [3]
MPC ambushed two MINUSCA patrol vehicles in Pougol on 23 August 2018. [4] 3R and former Seleka militias attacked a vehicle owned by NGO in June 2019. They robbed the passenger's belongings and stole the vehicle. [5]
On 8 June 2020, 3R attacked the FACA-MINUSCA checkpoint in Pougol. [6] As a result, residents fled to the bush, Paoua, and nearby villages. [7]
CPC rebels burned a bridge located 7 km from Pougol that provides access to the village on 10 March 2021. As a result, Pougol was isolated. [8]
MINUSCA constructed the Poungol town hall, and it was inaugurated on 4 July 2022. [9]
The clash between Peuhl herders and the villagers over natural resources ensued in Pougol in April 2024, prompting the residents to flee the village. [10]
Agriculture is the main economic sector for the resident's livelihood. [11] A small number of people were also engaged in small-scale business enterprises. [12]
There is one school in Pougol. [13]
Pougol has one health post in which the medical supplies were provided by MSF. [14]