| Mayo-Kebbi Ouest | |
| Native Name: | مايو كيبي الغربية |
| Native Name Lang: | ar |
| Settlement Type: | Region |
| Mapsize: | 200px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Chad |
| Subdivision Type1: | Departments |
| Subdivision Name1: | 2 |
| Subdivision Type2: | Sub-prefectures |
| Subdivision Name2: | 8 |
| Seat Type: | Regional capital |
| Seat: | Pala |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 564470 |
| Population As Of: | 2009 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
Mayo-Kebbi Ouest (Arabic: مايو كيبي الغربية) is one of the 23 regions of Chad. Its capital is Pala. It is composed of the southern areas of the former prefecture of Mayo-Kebbi (sub-prefectures of Pala and Léré).
The region borders Mayo-Kebbi Est Region to the north-east, Tandjilé Region to the east, Logone Occidental Region to the south-east, and Cameroon to the west and north-west. The Mayo Kébbi river flows through the north the region, with Lake Léré and the smaller Lake Tréné located in the north-west.[2]
Palais the regional capital; other major settlements include Binder, Guégou, Lagon, Lamé, Léré and Torrock.[3]
As per the 2009 Chadian census, the region had 564,470 inhabitants.[1] The main ethnolinguistic groups are the Fula, Gidar, Mangbai, Mundang, Ngeté-Herdé peoples, Peve, Sara groups such as the Ngambay, and Tupuri.[4]
The region of Mayo-Kebbi Ouest is divided into two departments:
| Department | Sub-prefectures | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gagal, Lamé, Pala, Torrock | |||
| Binder, Guégou, Lagon, Léré |