Salamat (region) explained

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Salamat
Settlement Type:Region
Mapsize:200px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Chad
Subdivision Type1:Departments
Subdivision Name1:3
Subdivision Type2:Sub-prefectures
Subdivision Name2:9
Seat Type:Regional capital
Seat:Am Timan
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:302301
Population As Of:2009
Population Density Km2:auto

Salamat is one of the 23 regions of Chad, located in the south-east of the country. The region's capital is Am Timan. It corresponds to the former prefecture of the same name.[2]

Geography

Salamat borders Sila Region to the north, the Central African Republic to the south-east, and Moyen-Chari Region and Guéra Region to the west and north-west. The terrain is generally flat savannah. Half of the Zakouma National Park lies in the region.[3]

Settlements

Am Timan is the region's capital; other major settlements include Abgué, Abou-Deïa, Am Habilé, Djouna, Haraze, Mangueigne and Mouraye.[3]

Demographics

As per the 2009 Chadian census, the population of Salamat is 302,301.[1] The main ethnolinguistic groups are Arab groups such as the Baggara (generally speakers of Chadian Arabic), Birgit, Gula groups such as the Gula Iro and Bon Gula, Jonkor Bourmataguil, Kibet, Runga and Toram.[4]

Economy

Salamat's economy is based on subsistence agriculture, fishery and cotton. Salamat has been described as the "poorest region in the world" by the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, and other sources.[5] [6] There is a limited amount of tourism activity related to Zakouma National Park.

Subdivisions

The region of Salamat is divided into three departments:

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

Notes and References

  1. DEUXIEME RECENSEMENT GENERAL DE LA POPULATION ET DE L'HABITAT: RESULTATS GLOBAUX DEFINITIFS . 24 . INSEED . March 2012 . 10 March 2017.
  2. Web site: Administrative Divisions of Countries: Departments of Chad. www.statoids.com.
  3. Web site: Chad - Salamat Province - Basemap (26-Oct-17) . . . 28 September 2019.
  4. Web site: Languages of Chad . . 27 September 2019.
  5. https://books.google.com/books?id=m1z1CgAAQBAJ&dq=%22poorest+region+in+the+world%22+salamat&pg=PA40 "Global Monitoring Report 2015/2016: Development Goals in an Era of Demographic Change"
  6. https://time.com/3656353/poorest-regions-world/ "The World’s Poorest Regions Are not Always Where You’d Expect"