Logone Occidental region
Logone Occidental | |
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Basic data | |
Country | Chad |
Capital | Moundou |
surface | 8695 km² |
Residents | 689,044 (2009 census) |
density | 79 inhabitants per km² |
ISO 3166-2 | TD-LO |
Coordinates: 8 ° 38 ' N , 15 ° 55' E
Logone Occidental ( Logone West ) is a region of Chad and corresponds to the former prefecture of the same name. Their capital is Moundou . The region has about 689,044 inhabitants.
geography
Logone Occidental is located in the south of the country, covers an area of 8,695 km² and consists mainly in wet savannah . The region is named after the Logone Occidental , the western source river of the Logone , which flows through it.
Breakdown
Logone Occidental is divided into four departments ( départements ):
department | main place | Sub-prefectures |
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Dodjé | Beinamar | Beinamar, Laoukassy, Tapol |
Guéni | Crimea Crimea | Bao, Crimea Crimea |
Lac Wey | Moundou | Deli, Moundou |
Ngourkosso | Benoye | Bebalem, Beladjia, Benoye, Saar Gogne |
population
The most important ethnic group in Logone Occidental are the Ngambay ( Sara ), who make up over 90% of the population.
economy
The population in Logone Occidental lives mainly from subsistence farming and cotton growing.
swell
- ↑ bevölkerungsstatistik.de (2007)
- ↑ Chad: Regions, Cities & Urban Places - Population Statistics in Maps and Tables. Retrieved May 8, 2018 .