Mandoul Region

Coordinates: 8°54′36″N 17°33′00″E / 8.91000°N 17.55000°E / 8.91000; 17.55000

Mandoul
Region
Map of Chad showing Mandoul.
Country	Chad
Departments	3
Sub-prefectures	15
Regional capital	Koumra
Government
• Governor	Ngaro Amadou Ahidjo (2008)
Population (2009)
• Total	637,086

Mandoul is one of the 22 regions of Chad. Located in the south of the country, it corresponds with part of the former prefecture of Moyen-Chari. The regional capital is Koumra.

The main products are subsistence agriculture and cotton.

Demography

The population of Mandoul is 637,086 inhabitants as of 2009.

The main ethnico-linguistics groups are the Sara, the Mbaï, the Nar and the Daï.

Subdivisions

The region of Mandoul is divided into three departments:

Department	Capital (chef-lieu)	Sub-prefectures
Mandoul Occidental	Bédjondo	Bédjondo, Bébopen, Békamba, Peni
Mandoul Oriental	Koumra	Koumra, Bessada, Bédaya, Goundi, Ngangara, Mouroum Goulaye
Barh Sara	Moïssala	Moïssala, Beboro, Bekourou, Bouna, Dembo

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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