[2] Emperor Duy Tân of Vietnam died here on December 26, 1945 in a plane crash.

David Dacko, the first and third president of the Central African Republic from 1960–1965 and 1979–1981, was from Lobaye.

It shares borders with the prefectures of Mambéré-Kadéï to the northwest, Sangha-Mbaéré to the west, and Ombella-M'Poko to the northeast.

Besides Mbaïki, other important cities include Boda, in the north, and Mongoumba, by the Ubangi River.

Most of the farmers are extremely poor; most children do not go to college, and many die due to lack of medical care.