Ngaoundaye is a sub-prefecture of Lim-Pendé in the Central African Republic.

In June 2007, following the murder of the sous-préfet, the Central African army burned part of the town.

Occupied by the former Seleka in December 2013, the town of Ngaoundaye sees its population flee in waves to neighboring Cameroon and Chad.

[4] The sub-prefecture of Ngaoundaye is made up of five communes: Dilouki, Kodi, Lim, Yeme and Mbili .

The population of the sub-prefecture reaches 109,000 inhabitants including 30,000 displaced people in 2016, it is mainly composed of ethnic Pana, Gongué and Pondo.