Guéra Region

Coordinates: 12°10′58″N 18°41′05″E / 12.18278°N 18.68472°E / 12.18278; 18.68472

Guéra
Region
Map of Chad showing Guéra.
Country	Chad
Departments	4
Sub-prefectures	12
Regional capital	Mongo
Government
• Governor	Koldimadji Mirari (2008)
Population (2009)
• Total	553,795

Guéra is one of the 22 regions of Chad, created in 2002 from the former Guéra prefecture. The region's capital is Mongo.

Demography

The region's has a population of 306,653 (1993), of which 263,843 are sedentary (rural, 219,884; urban, 43,959), and 42,810 nomadic. As of 2009, the total population had risen to 553,795.

The main ethnico-linguistic groups are the Hadjerai (66.18%) and the Arabs (21.11%).

Subdivisions

The region of Guéra is divided into four departments:

Department	Capital (chef-lieu)	Sub-prefectures
Guéra	Mongo	Baro, Mongo, Niergui
Barh Signaka	Melfi	Chinguil, Melfi, Mokofi
Abtouyour	Bitkine	Bitkine, Bang-Bang
Mangalmé	Mangalmé	Mangalmé, Bitchotchi, Eref, Kouka Margni

References

Regions of Chad

Bahr el Gazel Batha Borkou Chari-Baguirmi Ennedi-Est Ennedi-Ouest Guéra Hadjer-Lamis Kanem Lac Logone Occidental Logone Oriental Mandoul Mayo-Kebbi Est Mayo-Kebbi Ouest Moyen-Chari Ouaddaï Salamat Sila Tandjilé Tibesti Wadi Fira The city of N'Djamena (special statute region) Former regions: Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Ennedi

Departments of Chad Prefectures of Chad Sub-prefectures of Chad

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