Mandoul ( ar, ماندول) is one of the 23

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. Located in the south of the country, it comprises part of the former

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of Moyen-Chari. The regional capital is

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Geography

The region borders

Tandjilé Region Tandjilé may refer to: * Tandjilé Prefecture, one of the 14 Prefectures of Chad, which existed from 1960, the year of independence, to 1999 * Tandjilé Region Tandjilé may refer to: * Tandjilé Prefecture, one of the 14 Prefectures of Chad, whic ...

to the north-west,

Moyen-Chari Region Moyen-Chari ( ar, شاري الأوسط) is one of the 23 regions of Chad, located in the south of the country. Its capital is Sarh. The former prefecture of the same name was larger and included modern Mandoul Region. Geography The region bor ...

to the east, the

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to the south, and

Logone Oriental Region 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 Tandjil� ...

to the west.

Settlements

the regional capital; other major settlements include Bébopen, Béboro, Bédaya, Bédjondo,

Békamba Békamba is a sub-prefecture of Mandoul Region in 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 th ...

, Békourou, Béssada, Bouna, Dembo,

Goundi Goundi is a sub-prefecture of Mandoul Region in 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 ...

Moïssala Moïssala ( ar, مويسالا) is the capital of Barh Sara, one of the departments of the Mandoul Region in southern Chad. Mandoul Region Populated places in Chad {{Chad-geo-stub ...

Mouroum Goulaye Mouroum Goulaye is a sub-prefecture of Mandoul Region in 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 ...

Ngangara Ngangara is a sub-prefecture of Mandoul Region in 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 th ...

and Peni.

Demography

The population of Mandoul is 628,065 inhabitants, as per the Chadian census of 2009. The main ethnolinguistic groups are the Day, Doba peoples (speaking the closely related Bedjond, Mango and Gor languages), Gulay, Lutos, Mbay, Ndam,

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and Tumak.

Economy

The main products are

subsistence agriculture Subsistence agriculture occurs when farmers grow food crops to meet the needs of themselves and their families on smallholdings. Subsistence agriculturalists target farm output for survival and for mostly local requirements, with little or no su ...

and

cotton Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus ''Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure cellulose, and can contain minor perce ...

Subdivisions

The region of Mandoul is divided into three departments:

References

Regions of Chad {{Chad-geo-stub