Obo

Obo is the capital of Haut-Mbomou, one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic. According to data used within Google Earth, the population is 12,787. It is close to the African Pole of Inaccessibility. In Obo, there is an abandoned mission school where the founder Donald E. Linquist is buried.

Obo
The Mission at Obo
Obo
Location in Central African Republic
Coordinates: 5°24′N 26°30′E
CountryCentral African Republic
PrefectureHaut-Mbomou
Population
 • Total12,787

Poste Airport is located in the city.[1]

  • Obo Mission from the rear.
  • Obo Mission Airfield at the start of the dry season.
  • Headstone of Missionary Donald E. Linquist.
gollark: Indeed.
gollark: If we look at LyricLy's diagram, it seems like it might be more than 2 hours off sometimes.
gollark: You're still not measuring actual *local* solar position, which you seemed to suggest that people needed. It's generally close, but it's affected by political factors a lot.
gollark: That's measuring it as measured from some other location which doesn't necessarily line up with actual solar position.
gollark: That isn't actually measuring it.

References
  1. FEFB - Obo (Poste Airport), HM, CF - Airport - Great Circle Mapper


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