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Mandoul
ماندول
Region
Map of Chad showing Mandoul.
Map of Chad showing Mandoul.
CountryChad
Departments3
Sub-prefectures15
Regional capitalKoumra
Population
 (2009)[1]
 • Total628,065

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
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

  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.
  2. ^ "Tchad - Région de Mandoul, Carte de référence (07 septembre 2018)" (PDF). Reliefweb. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Languages of Chad". Ethnologue. Retrieved 27 September 2019.



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