Awalawa

Awalawa is a village situated 72 km from north of Bria, [Central African Republic|Bria] in Haute-Kotto Prefecture, Central African Republic.

History

In 1962, Awalawa had a population of 141 people. The total of Awalawa population in 2012 was 2740 people. Around 2015 to 2016, Ex-Séléka erected checkpoints in the village to anticipate the Lord's [Resistance Army|LRA] attack. However, one of the Awalawa residents stipulated that the militias harassed the villagers, especially the women.

Education

Awalawa has one school.

Healthcare

There is a health post in the village. In 2012, a Central African media, RJDH, reported that the health post lacked staff and medicines. In 2019, the situation was getting worse as the staff and medicines were absent in the health post.