Kanem region

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Kanem
Zentralafrikanische Republik Sudan Kamerun Libyen Niger Nigeria N’Djamena Region Chari-Baguirmi Region Hadjer-Lamis Region Guéra Region Sila Region Wadai Region Batha Region Wadi Fira Region Barh El Gazel Region Lac Region Kanem Region Tibesti Region Borkou Region Ennedi Region Salamat Region Moyen-Chari Region Mayo-Kebbi Est Region Mayo-Kebbi Ouest Region Tandjilé Region Mandoul Region Logone Oriental Region Logone Occidentallocation
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Basic data
Country Chad
Capital Mao
surface 114,520 km²
Residents 388,000 (2006 calculation)
density 3.4 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 TD-KA

Coordinates: 14 ° 12 '  N , 15 ° 7'  E

Kanem is a region of Chad . Their capital is Mao . The region has around 481,000 inhabitants (as of 2019).

geography

Kanem has an area of ​​114,520 km² and is located in the west of the country, on the border with Niger .

history

  • The Kanem Empire was founded in pre-Christian times .
  • From the 13th century on, the empire was called Kanem-Bornu .
  • From 1910 to 1935, at the beginning of the French colonial era, Kanem was a "Circonscription" and comprised the six subdivisions Mao , Bol , Rig-Rig , Moussoro , Massakory and Ngouri . The area corresponds to today's Kanem region plus the three neighboring regions to the west, south and east.
  • since 1935 the area around Massakory , today's Hadjer-Lamis region , no longer belongs to Kanem.
  • from 1935 to 1937 Kanem was combined with the east bordering Batha to form the Kanem-Batha department . The capital was no longer Mao , but Moussoro, further east .
  • from 1937 to 1947 the two departments were separated again. Moussoro remained the capital of the Kanem department .
  • from 1947 to 1960 Kanem was called a "region". The capital has been Mao again since then .
  • since 1960 the area around Bol , today's Lac region , no longer belongs to Kanem . As a result, Kanem is no longer on Lake Chad .
  • from 1960 to 1999 Kanem was one of 14 prefectures in Chad. Their three sub-prefectures were Mao , Moussoro and Nokou .
  • from 1999 to 2002 Kanem was one of 28 "Départements". The prefectures were dissolved. The eastern part of the former prefecture around Moussoro became a separate department under the name Barh El Gazel .
  • Kanem has been a region of Chad since 2002 .
  • From 2002 to 2008 the Kanem region was still divided into the two departments Kanem and Barh El Gazel , the borders corresponded to the former prefecture.
  • In 2008 the Barh El Gazel department was upgraded to a region and has not belonged to Kanem since then .
  • since 2008 the Kanem region has its current borders.

Breakdown

Kanem is divided into three departments ( départements ):

department main place Sub-prefectures
Kanem Mao Mao, Kekedina, Melea, Wadjigui
North Kanem Nokou Nokou, Rig Rig, Ziguey, Ntiona
Wadi Bissam Mondo Mondo, Am Doback

population

Daza ( Tubu ), Kanembu and Chadian Arabs live in Kanem .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ citypopulation.de