N'Djamena

N'Djamena انجمينا
N'Djamena انجمينا
Coordinates	12 ° 7 '  N , 15 ° 4'  E Coordinates: 12 ° 7 '  N , 15 ° 4'  E
Symbols
Coat of arms of N'Djamena
Basic data
Country	Chad
region	N'Djamena
height	295 m
Residents	1,092,000 (2012)
Metropolitan area	1,518,988 (2012)
founding	1900
N'Djamena from the ISS seen from

N'Djamena ( ɨndʒəˈmeɪnə , until 1973 Fort-Lamy ; Arabic اِنْجَمِينَا, DMG Inǧamīnā  'Indschamina') is the capital of the Republic of Chad and also the largest city in the country.

geography

The city is located in the southwest of the country at the confluence of the Logone and Schari rivers , which forms the border with Cameroon here. A bridge connects the city with Kousséri on the other side.

City structure

N'Djaména is divided into 10 arrondissements . These are further subdivided into a total of 64 quarters :

Arrondissement	Number of quarters	Population (2009)	associated quarters
01 he arrondissement	11	75.203	Allaya • Amsinéné • Ardeb-Timan • Djougoulier • Farcha • Guimeye • Karkandjeri • Madjorio • Massil Abcoma • Milezi • Zaraf
02 e arrondissement	05	59,260	Bololo • Djamba Ngato • Goudji • Klémat • Mardjandaffack
03 e arrondissement	06th	40,928	Ambassatna • Ardep • Djoumal • Djambalbarh • Gardolé1 • Kabalaye • Sabangali
04 e arrondissement	04th	72,067	Blabine • Naga I • Naga II • Repos
05 e arrondissement	03	100,948	On-Riguebé • Champ de Fils • Ridina
06 e arrondissement	02	45,500	Moursal • Paris-Congo
07 e arrondissement	10	223.231	Ambatta • Amtoukoui • Atrone • Boutalbagara • Chagoua • Dembé • Gassi • habena • Kilwiti • Kourmanadji
08 e arrondissement	06th	184,641	Information • Diguel • Machaga • Ndjari • Zaffaye-Est • Zaffaye-Ouest
09 e arrondissement	07th	75,593	Digangali • Gardolé 2 • Kabé • Ngoumna • Ngueli • Toukra • Walia
10 e arrondissement	10	74,047	Achawayil • Djaballiro • Fondoré • Gaoui • Goudji-Charffa • Gozator • Hillé Houdjaj • Lamadji • Ouroula • Sadjeri
N'Djaména	64	951.418

climate

The temperature in N'Djamena averages 28.1 ° C, the average annual rainfall is 628 mm and is mainly distributed between the months of June to August.

Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     0   32 14th     0   35 17th     0   39 21st     10   41 25th     26th   40 26th     50   37 25th     144   34 23     174   32 22nd     84   34 23     20th   37 22nd     0   36 18th     0   34 15th Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: wetterkontor.de

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 32.4 35.2 38.7 41.0 39.9 37.2 33.5 31.6 33.7 36.9 35.8 33.5 O 35.8 Min. Temperature (° C) 14.3 16.6 21.0 24.8 25.8 24.7 23.1 22.4 22.7 21.8 17.8 14.8 O 20.8 Precipitation ( mm ) 0 0 0 10 26th 50 144 174 84 20th 0 0 Σ 508 Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 9.6 9.9 9.1 9.1 9.2 8.6 6.9 6.5 7.6 9.2 10.0 9.8 O 8.8 Rainy days ( d ) 0 0 0 1 4th 5 11 13 8th 2 0 0 Σ 44 Humidity ( % ) 29 23 21st 28 39 52 68 76 72 49 33 31 O 43.5 Source: wetterkontor.de

population

In 2012, N'Djamena had around 1.1 million inhabitants in the actual city and 1.5 million in the metropolitan area. The city is expected to have a population of 2.6 million in 2035.

Population development:

year	Residents
	city	Metropolitan area
1993 (census)	530.965	650,000
2012 (calculation)	1,092,000	1,518,988

history

The place was founded by Émile Gentil at the beginning of French colonial rule on May 29, 1900 under the name Fort-Lamy . It was named after the African explorer and military leader François Joseph Amédée Lamy , who five weeks earlier, on April 22, 1900, in the battle of Kousséri (Fort-Fureau), on the opposite bank of the Shari, against the Arab usurper of Bornu , Rabeh-az Zubayr , had fallen. Until the country gained independence in 1960, this was the seat of the French administration. During the Second World War, the city served as the main hub for supplies by the Allies. Because of this, Fort Lamy was attacked by two German aircraft in a secret operation on January 20, 1942. On November 6, 1973, the city was renamed N'Djamena; the Arabic name came from a small town nearby and means "here we have rested". The population grew from 9,976 in 1937 to 126,483 in 1968 to around one million inhabitants.

During the civil wars in the 1970s and 1980s, the city was fought over several times.

During the civil war , there were heavy attacks on the capital in 2006 and 2008 by the United Front for Change .

In June 2015, attackers from the Islamist terrorist organization Boko Haram killed 38 people in two suicide attacks in N'Djamena. Ten suspects were sentenced to death by shooting in August.

economy

The only university in Chad, founded in 1970, is located in N'Djamena .

N'Djamena has an international airport ( IATA code NDJ) that is served by Cargolux , Air France , Ethiopian Airlines , Sudan Airways , Camair-Co and Turkish Airlines . There is no train connection. In 2012, the Ministry of Transport in Chad is said to have concluded an agreement with a Chinese company: According to this, a railway line should be built from N'Djamena to the south to the border with Cameroon, and another railway line should lead from N'Djamena to the east to the border with Sudan ( see rail transport in Chad ).

There are meat factories and an oil refinery .

Attractions

Great mosque

The sights of the city are the museum and the old town.

Organizations

The city is the seat of the Lake Chad Basin Commission .

sons and daughters of the town

• Jean Alingué Bawoyeu (* 1937), politician and diplomat
• Euzébius Chinekezy Ogbonna Managwu (* 1959), Roman Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Port-Gentil in Gabon
• Japhet N'Doram (* 1966), football player and coach
• Misdongard Betoligar (* 1985), football player
• Hillaire Kedigui (* 1985), football player
• Leger Djime (* 1987), football player
• Abdullah Omar (* 1987), Bahraini football player
• Sitamadji Allarassem (* 1988), football player
• Ezekiel Ndouassel (* 1988), football player
• Armel Koulara (* 1989), soccer player
• Esaie Djikoloum (* 1991), football player

See also

• List of cities in Chad

literature

• Alain Vivien: N'Djamena (naguère Fort-Lamy). Histoire d'une capitale africaine . Sépia, Paris 2006, ISBN 2-84280-108-3 .

Web links

Commons : N'Djamena  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Wiktionary: N'Djamena  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

• http://www.country-data.com/cgi-bin/query/r-2260.html (Engl.)
• Map with borders of the arrondissements
• Map section with district boundaries

Individual evidence

1. ↑ World 101 largest Cities. Retrieved July 23, 2018 . 
2. ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives:
3. ↑ http://www.dw.com/en/death-sentences-for-ndjamena-bombing-suspects/a-18680703
4. ↑ https://www.reuters.com/article/chad-china-rail/update-1-chad-signs-7-5-bln-rail-deal-with-chinas-ccecc-idUSLDE72D2CJ20110314