Logone Occidental region

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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
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.

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  1. ↑ bevölkerungsstatistik.de (2007)
  2. ↑ Chad: Regions, Cities & Urban Places - Population Statistics in Maps and Tables. Retrieved May 8, 2018 .