Mayo-Kebbi Ouest Region

Coordinates: 9°21′48″N 14°54′36″E / 9.36333°N 14.91000°E / 9.36333; 14.91000

Mayo-Kebbi Ouest
Region
Map of Chad showing Mayo-Kebbi Ouest.
Country	Chad
Departments	2
Sub-prefectures	8
Regional capital	Pala
Government
• Governor	Hassane Saline (2010)
Population (2009)
• Total	569,087

Mayo-Kebbi Ouest is one of the 22 regions of Chad and its capital is Pala. It is composed of part of the former prefecture of Mayo-Kebbi (sub-prefectures of Pala and Léré).

Subdivisions

The region of Mayo-Kebbi Ouest is divided into two departments:

Department	Capital	Sub-prefectures
Mayo-Dallah	Pala	Gagal, Lamé, Pala, Torrock
Lac Léré	Léré	Binder, Guégou, Lagon, Léré

Demography

The region had 569,087 inhabitants in 2009.

The main ethnico-linguistic groups are the Moundang, the Fula, the Ngambay and the Moussey.

Economy

Subsistence agriculture, breeding, fishery, cotton.

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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