Bouar is a market town in the western Central African Republic, lying on the main road from Bangui to the frontier with Cameroon. The city is t…Bouar is a market town in the western Central African Republic, lying on the main road from Bangui to the frontier with Cameroon. The city is the capital of Nana-Mambéré prefecture, has a population of 40,353, while the whole sous-préfecture has a population of 96,595. Bouar lies on a plateau almost 1000m above sea level and is known as the site of Camp Leclerc, a French military base.