Barh El Gazel ( ar, منطقة بحر الغزال, french: Région du Barh El Gazel) is one of the 23

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Chad Chad (; ar, تشاد , ; french: Tchad, ), officially the Republic of Chad, '; ) is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic ...

. The region's name may also be written as Barh El Gazal or Bahr el Gazel. Its

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is the town of

Moussoro Moussoro ( ar, موسورو) is a town in Chad, lying northeast of N'Djamena on the road to Faya-Largeau. An important transportation centre, it lies in a dry river bed and as a result has more vegetation than is typical in the area. Moussoro i ...

. The region was created in 2008 from the former Barh El Gazel Department of the

Kanem Region Kanem ( ar, كانم) is one of the 23 regions of Chad. It is named after the famous Kanem Empire, which was centred in this vicinity. The region's capital is Mao. It was created in 2002 from the former Prefecture of Kanem. In 2008, a portio ...

Geography

The region borders Borkou Region to the north, Batha Region to the east,

Hadjer-Lamis Region Hadjer-Lamis ( ar, حجر لميس) is one of the 23 regions of Chad, located in the southwest of the country. Its capital is Massakory. It corresponds to part of the former prefecture of Chari-Baguirmi (sub-prefectures of Bokoro and of Massakor ...

to the south, and

to the west. The region is predominantly grassland, merging into the

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in the north.

Settlements

is the regional capital; other major settlements include Chadra, Dourgoulanga, Michemiré and

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Demographics

As per the census of 2009, the population of the region was 260,865, 46.3% female. The average size of household as of 2009 is 5.90: 5.90 in rural households and 5.80 in urban areas. The total number of households was 43,478: 38,160 in rural areas and 5,318 in urban areas. The number of nomads in the region was 126,855, 32.7% of the population. There were 257,804 people residing in private households. There were 111,278 above 18 years of age: 56,407 male and 54,871 female. The sex ratio was 116.00 females for every 100 males. There were 134,010 sedentary staff, 1.20 of the total population. The main ethnolinguistic groups are the

Dazaga Daza (also known as Dazaga) is a Nilo-Saharan language spoken by the Daza people inhabiting northern Chad. The Daza are also known as the Gouran (Gorane) in Chad. Dazaga is spoken by around 380,000 people, primarily in the Djurab Desert regio ...

Toubou The Toubou or Tubu (from Old Tebu, meaning "rock people") are an ethnic group native to the Tibesti Mountains that inhabit the central Sahara in northern Chad, southern Libya and northeastern Niger. They live either as herders and nomads or as ...

and the Kanembu.

Economy

The region is the principal agricultural segment in the whole country, producing

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and groundnuts, the two main cashcrops of the country. There are a variety of local crops such as rice grown in the region.

Local administration

As a part of decentralization in February 2003, the country is administratively split into regions, departments, municipalities and rural communities. The prefectures which were originally 14 in number were re-designated in 17 regions. The regions are administered by Governors appointed by the President. The Prefects, who originally held the responsibility of the 14 prefects, still retained the titles and were responsible for the administration of smaller departments in each region. The members of local assemblies are elected every six years, while the executive organs are elected every three years. As of 2016, there are totally 23 regions in Chad, which are divided based on population and administrative convenience. The region of Barh El Gazel is divided into two departments. each listed with the name of its

or main town (''

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'' in French) and a list of sub-prefectures (''

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s'').

References

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