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Mayo-Kebbi Ouest Region






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Coordinates: 9°2148N 14°5436E / 9.36333°N 14.91000°E / 9.36333; 14.91000
 

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9°21′48N 14°54′36E / 9.36333°N 14.91000°E / 9.36333; 14.91000

Mayo-Kebbi Ouest
مايو كيبي الغربية
Map of Chad showing Mayo-Kebbi Ouest.
Map of Chad showing Mayo-Kebbi Ouest.
CountryChad
Departments2
Sub-prefectures8
Regional capitalPala
Population
 (2009)[1]
 • Total564,470

Mayo-Kebbi Ouest (Arabic: مايو كيبي الغربية) is one of the 23 regionsofChad. Its capital is Pala. It is composed of the southern areas of the former prefectureofMayo-Kebbi (sub-prefectures of Pala and Léré).

Geography[edit]

The region borders Mayo-Kebbi Est Region to the north-east, Tandjilé Region to the east, Logone Occidental Region to the south-east, and Cameroon to the west and north-west. The Mayo Kébbi river flows through the north the region, with Lake Léré and the smaller Lake Tréné located in the north-west.[2]

Settlements[edit]

Palais the regional capital; other major settlements include Binder, Guégou, Lagon, Lamé, Léré and Torrock.[3]

Demographics[edit]

As per the 2009 Chadian census, the region had 564,470 inhabitants.[1] The main ethnolinguistic groups are the Fula, Gidar, Mangbai, Mundang, Ngeté-Herdé peoples, Peve, Sara groups such as the Ngambay, and Tupuri.[4]

Subdivisions[edit]

The region of Mayo-Kebbi Ouest is divided into two departments:

Department Capital Sub-prefectures
Mayo-Dallah Pala Gagal, Lamé, Pala, Torrock
Lac Léré Léré [fr] Binder, Guégou, Lagon, Léré

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  • ^ A directory of African wetlands
  • ^ "Tchad : Region du Mayo-Kebbi Ouest - Juin 2010" (PDF). UNOCHA. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  • ^ "Languages of Chad". Ethnologue. Retrieved 27 September 2019.


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