Logone Oriental (region) explained

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Logone Oriental
Settlement Type:Region
Mapsize:200px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Chad
Subdivision Type1:Departments
Subdivision Type2:Sub-prefectures
Subdivision Name1:6
Subdivision Name2:23
Seat Type:Regional capital
Seat:Doba
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:28035
Population Total:779339
Population As Of:2009
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:auto

Logone Oriental is one of the 23 regions of Chad, located in the south-west of the country. Its capital is Doba. It is coterminous with the former Logone Oriental Prefecture.

Geography

The region borders Logone Occidental Region and Tandjilé Region to the north, Mandoul Region to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, and Cameroon to the west.

Settlements

Doba is the regional capital; other major settlements include Baïbokoum, Baké, Béboni, Béboto, Békan, Béssao, Béti, Bodo, Dobiti, Donia, Goré, Komé, Laramanaye, Madana, Mbaïkoro, Mbikou, Mbitoye, Miandoum, Yamodo.[2]

Demography

The 2009 Chadian census reported a population for the region of 779,339.[1] In 1993 the population was 440,342.[3]

The main ethnolinguistic groups are Doba peoples (speaking the closely related Bedjond, Mango and Gor languages), Karang, Kuo, Nzakambay, Pana and Sara groups (speaking language/dialects such as Kabba, Laka and Ngambay).[4]

Economy

Subsistence agriculture, cotton, oil.

Subdivisions

The region of Logone Oriental is divided in six departments:

Department Sub-prefectures
Bébédjia, Mbikou, Béboni, Miandoum, Komé
Békan, Donia, Goré, Yamodo
Doba, Kara, Madana
Bodo, Bédjo, Béti
Béboto, Baké, Dobiti
Baïbokoum, Bessao, Mbaïkoro, Mbitoye, Laramanaye

References


Notes and References

  1. DEUXIEME RECENSEMENT GENERAL DE LA POPULATION ET DE L’HABITAT: RESULTATS GLOBAUX DEFINITIFS . 24 . INSEED . March 2012 . 10 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924035230/http://www.inseedtchad.com/IMG/pdf/rapport_resultats_definitifs_rapport.pdf . 24 September 2015 . dead .
  2. Web site: Tchad : Région du Logone Oriental - Juin 2010 . . . 1 October 2019.
  3. Web site: Chad: Regions, Cities & Urban Localities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information. www.citypopulation.de. 2020-05-26.
  4. Web site: Languages of Chad . . 27 September 2019.