Lac Region

Coordinates: 13°27′36″N 14°44′24″E / 13.46000°N 14.74000°E / 13.46000; 14.74000

Lac
Region
Map of Chad showing Lac.
Country	Chad
Departments	2
Sub-prefectures	8
Regional capital	Bol
Government
• Governor	N'Garboudjoum Jacob (2008)
Population (2009)
• Total	451,369

Lac is one of the 22 regions of Chad and its capital is Bol. It is composed by the former Lac Prefecture.

Subdivisions

The region of Lac is divided into two departments:

Department	Capital	Sub-prefectures
Mamdi	Bol	Bagassola, Bol, Daboua, Kangalam, Liwa
Wayi	Ngouri (N'Gouri)	Doum Doum, Kouloudia, Ngouri

Geography

Lac is traversed by the northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude. The region includes Chad's portion of the shore of Lake Chad.

Demography

The population of this region has 248,226 inhabitants (1993 census).

The main ethnico-linguistic groups are the Kanembu (more than 66%) and the Buduma (more than 18%).

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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