Mandoul Region

Coordinates: 8°54′36″N 17°33′00″E / 8.91000°N 17.55000°E / 8.91000; 17.55000

Mandoul
Region

Map of Chad showing Mandoul.
Country Chad
Departments 3
Sub-prefectures 15
Regional capital Koumra
Government
  Governor Ngaro Amadou Ahidjo (2008)
Population (2009)[1]
  Total 628,065

Mandoul 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.

The main products are subsistence agriculture and cotton.

Demography

The population of Mandoul is 628,065 inhabitants as of 2009.[1]

The main ethnolinguistic groups are the Sara, the Mbaï, the Nar and the Daï.

Subdivisions

The region of Mandoul is divided into three departments:

DepartmentCapital (chef-lieu)Sub-prefectures
Mandoul OccidentalBédjondoBédjondo, Bébopen, Békamba, Peni
Mandoul OrientalKoumraKoumra, Bessada, Bédaya, Goundi, Ngangara, Mouroum Goulaye
Barh SaraMoïssalaMoïssala, Beboro, Bekourou, Bouna, Dembo

References

  1. 1 2 DEUXIEME RECENSEMENT GENERAL DE LA POPULATION ET DE L’HABITAT: RESULTATS GLOBAUX DEFINITIFS (PDF) (Report). INSEED. March 2012. p. 24. Retrieved 10 March 2017.


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