Central African Republic Civil Registration

Offices to Contact
Places of registrations – Main centres located at the headquarters of municipalities, boroughs and diplomatic missions for births, marriages and deaths; – Secondary centres located in villages, urban areas and health facilities for births and deaths.

In charge of registering events Directorate General of Decentralization and Local Development, Minister of the Interior and Territorial Administration, Mayors, deputies and municipal councillors, Ambassadors and Consuls General, Civil registration officer of the special centre

Historical Background
France controlled the area from 1894 to 1960.

Information Recorded in the Records
Birth Certificate


 * Date and place of birth
 * surname and given name of baby
 * Sex of the child
 * Name, age, profession and domicile of the father and mother
 * Where applicable, the surname, forename, age, occupation and domicile of the declarant

Marriage Certificates


 * Surnames, forenames, professions, places of residences, ages, dates and places of birth of the spouses
 * Surnames, first names, professions and domiciles of the spouses’ fathers and mothers
 * Consent of the person exercising parental authority or guardian, if required
 * Declaration by the contracting parties that they are to be regarded as spouses, and by the civil registration officer
 * Surnames, first names, professions and domiciles of the witnesses and their status as adults
 * Choice of the matrimonial regime adopted or governing the spouses as of right
 * Statement that a marriage contract has been or has not been made and, if so, the name and domicile of the clerk-notary who received it
 * Declaration of monogamy or polygamy

Death Certificates


 * Date and place of death;
 * Surname, forename, place of birth, sex, occupation and residence of the deceased
 * Surname, forename of the spouse of the deceased if the person was married, widow or divorced
 * Surname, forename, profession, quality and domicile of the declarant