Batha region

Batha
Basic data
Country	Chad
Capital	Ati
surface	88,800 km²
Residents	490,000 (calculation 2009)
density	5.5 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	TD-BA

Coordinates: 13 ° 12 '  N , 18 ° 18'  E

Batha is a region of Chad and corresponds to the former prefecture of the same name. Their capital is Ati . The region had 488,458 inhabitants at the 2009 census.

geography

Batha is located in the center of the country and covers an area of ​​88,800 km². The region lies in the Sahel zone . In the south-west of the region lies Fitri Lake , one of the few Sahel freshwater lakes in the Chad Basin . One of the largest nature reserves in Africa, the Ouadi Rimé – Ouadi Achim nature reserve , covers an area of ​​77,950 km² in the north and east of the .

Another town besides Ati is Oum Hadjer .

Breakdown

Batha is divided into three departments ( départements ):

department	main place	Sub-prefectures
Batha Est	Oum Hadjer	Am Sack, Assinet, Haraze Djombo Kibit, Oum Hadjer
Batha Ouest	Ati	Ati, Djedaa, Koundjourou
Fitri	Yao	At Djamena, Yao

history

In 2019, Mahamat Abdoulaye Senoussi was appointed governor of Batha. Due to illness, however, he could no longer take up the post.

population

Ethnic groups in Batha are Chadian Arabs, Bilala , Kouka , Massalat ( Masalit ) and Mesmédjé .

swell

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