Salamat Region

Coordinates: 11°02′24″N 20°17′01″E / 11.04000°N 20.28361°E / 11.04000; 20.28361

Salamat
Region
Map of Chad showing Salamat.
Country	Chad
Departments	3
Sub-prefectures	9
Regional capital	Am Timan
Government
• Governor	Mahamat Maouloud Izzadine (2008)
Population (2009)
• Total	308,605

Salamat is one of the 22 regions of Chad. The region's capital is Am Timan. The Salamat region's economy is based on subsistence agriculture, breeding, fishery and cotton.

Demography

The region's population was 308,605 inhabitants in 2009.

The main ethnico-linguistic groups are the Arabs (Salamats, Hemats, Rachids, Kolomats), the Kibets and the Roungas.

Subdivisions

The region of Salamat is divided into three departments:

Department	Capital	Sub-prefectures
Aboudeïa	Aboudeïa	Aboudeïa, Abgué, Am Habilé
Barh Azoum	Am Timan	Am Timan, Djouna, Mouraye
Haraze-Mangueigne	Haraze	Haraze, Mangueigne, Daha

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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