Logone Occidental (prefecture)

Logone Occidental Prefecture
Préfecture du Logone Occidental
Prefecture of Chad

1962–1999
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Capital Moundou
8°34′N 16°05′E / 8.567°N 16.083°E / 8.567; 16.083Coordinates: 8°34′N 16°05′E / 8.567°N 16.083°E / 8.567; 16.083
Government Prefecture
Historical era Cold War
  Established[1] 9 January 1962
  Disestablished[1] 1 September 1999
Area
  1993 8,695 km2 (3,357 sq mi)
Population
  1993 455,489 
Density 52.4 /km2  (135.7 /sq mi)
Political subdivisions Sub-prefectures (1993)[2]
  • Beinamar
  • Benoyé
  • Moundou
Area and population source:[1]

This article refers to one of the former prefectures of Chad. From 2002 the country was divided into 18 regions.

Logone Occidental was one of the 14 prefectures of Chad. Located in the southwest of the country, Logone Occidental covered an area of 8,695 square kilometers and had a population of 455,489 in 1993. Its capital was Moundou.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Administrative Divisions of Countries: Regions of Chad". www.statoids.com.
  2. "Administrative Divisions of Countries: Departments of Chad". www.statoids.com.


Prefectures of Chad

Batha · Biltine · Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti · Chari-Baguirmi · Guéra · Kanem · Lac · Logone Occidental · Logone Oriental · Mayo-Kébbi · Moyen-Chari · Ouaddaï · Salamat · Tandjilé ·

See also : Regions of Chad - Departments of Chad


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