Moyen-Chari (prefecture) explained

Native Name:Préfecture du Moyen-Chari
Conventional Long Name:Moyen-Chari Prefecture
Common Name:Moyen-Chari
Subdivision:Prefecture
Nation:Chad
Government Type:Prefecture
Capital:Fort Archambault
(1960–1972)
Sarh
(1972–1999)
Political Subdiv:[1]
  • Koumra
  • Kyabé
  • Maro
  • Moïssala
  • Sarh
Year Start:1960
Year End:1999
Event Start:Established[2]
Date Start:13 February
Event End:Disestablished
Date End:1 September
Era:Cold War
Flag:Flag of Chad
P1:Moyen-Chari Region
Flag P1:Flag of Chad.svg
S1:Barh Köh Department
Flag S1:Flag of Chad.svg
S2:Lac Iro Department
Flag S2:Flag of Chad.svg
S3:Mandoul Department
Flag S3:Flag of Chad.svg
Stat Year1:1960
Stat Area1:40000
Stat Pop1:281127
Stat Year2:1993
Stat Area2:45180
Stat Pop2:738595
Footnotes:Area and population source:

Moyen-Chari was one of the 14 prefectures of Chad. Located in the south of the country, Moyen-Chari covered an area of 45,180 square kilometers and had a population of 738,595 in 1993. Its capital was Sarh.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Administrative Divisions of Countries: Departments of Chad. www.statoids.com.
  2. Web site: Administrative Divisions of Countries: Regions of Chad. www.statoids.com.