Salamat region

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Salamat
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Basic data
Country Chad
Capital At Timan
surface 63,000 km²
Residents 261,000 (calculation 2007)
density 4.1 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 TD-SA

Coordinates: 10 ° 57 '  N , 20 ° 33'  E

Salamat is a region of Chad and corresponds to the former prefecture of the same name. Their capital is Am Timan . The region has about 261,000 inhabitants.

geography

Salamat has an area of ​​63,000 km², is located in the southeast of the country and borders on the Central African Republic . The region is named after the Salamat River . In the region lies the Ramsar Plaines d'inondation des Bahr Aouk et Salamat , which is one of the world's largest protected areas of this type.

Breakdown

Salamat is divided into three departments ( départements ):

department main place Sub-prefectures
Aboudeïa Aboudeïa Aboudeïa, Abgué, Am Habilé
Barh Azoum At Timan To Timan, Djouna, Mouraye
Haraze Mangueigne Haraze Mangueigne Haraze Mangueigne, Mangueigne, Daha

economy

The population in Salamat lives mainly from subsistence farming , animal husbandry, fishing and the cultivation of millet and peanuts.

The Zakouma National Park is also a tourist destination in the region.

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  1. ↑ bevölkerungsstatistik.de (2007)