Mandoul Region

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.

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

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.

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. 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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