Mandoul Region
8°54′36″N 17°33′00″E / 8.91000°N 17.55000°E / 8.91000; 17.55000
Mandoul ماندول | |
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Region | |
Map of Chad showing Mandoul. | |
Country | Chad |
Departments | 3 |
Sub-prefectures | 15 |
Regional capital | Koumra |
Population (2009)[1] | |
• Total | 628,065 |
Mandoul (Arabic: ماندول) is one of the 23 regions of Chad. Located in the south of the country, it comprises part of the former prefecture of Moyen-Chari. The regional capital is Koumra.
Geography
The region borders Tandjilé Region to the north-west, Moyen-Chari Region to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, and Logone Oriental Region to the west.
Settlements
Koumra the regional capital; other major settlements include Bébopen, Béboro, Bédaya, Bédjondo, Békamba, Békourou, Béssada, Bouna, Dembo, Goundi, Moïssala, Mouroum Goulaye, Ngangara and Peni.[2]
Demography
The population of Mandoul is 628,065 inhabitants, as per the Chadian census of 2009.[1] The main ethnolinguistic groups are the Day, Doba peoples (speaking the closely related Bedjond, Mango and Gor languages), Gulay, Lutos, Mbay, Ndam, Sara and Tumak.[3]
Economy
The main products are subsistence agriculture and cotton.[citation needed]
Subdivisions
The region of Mandoul is divided into three departments:
Department | Capital (chef-lieu) | Sub-prefectures |
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Mandoul Occidental | Bédjondo | Bédjondo, Bébopen, Békamba, Peni |
Mandoul Oriental | Koumra | Koumra, Bessada, Bédaya, Goundi, Ngangara, Mouroum Goulaye |
Barh Sara | Moïssala | Moïssala, Beboro, Bekourou, Bouna, Dembo |
References
- ^ a b DEUXIEME RECENSEMENT GENERAL DE LA POPULATION ET DE L’HABITAT: RESULTATS GLOBAUX DEFINITIFS (PDF) (Report). INSEED. March 2012. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Tchad - Région de Mandoul, Carte de référence (07 septembre 2018)" (PDF). Reliefweb. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ "Languages of Chad". Ethnologue. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
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