The Central African Republic is divided into 20 prefectures (18 administrative prefectures and 2 economic prefectures ) one prefecture was formerly an autonomous commune but was changed in December 2020. The prefectures (préfectures) are further divided into 84 sub-prefectures (sous-préfectures).[1]
The prefectures consist of the following:
The two economic prefectures are Nana-Grébizi and Sangha-Mbaéré; the special commune and capital city is Bangui.