Mayo-Kebbi Est ( ar, مايو كيبي الشرقية) is one of the
23 regions of
Chad. Its capital is
Bongor
Bongor ( ar, بونقور) is a city in Chad, the capital of the region of Mayo-Kebbi Est. It is located on the eastern bank of the Logone River. During the rainy season (May–September), the Logone is navigable between Bongor and N'Djamena, Cha ...
. It is composed of the northern areas of the former
prefecture of
Mayo-Kebbi (sub-prefectures of Bongor, Fianga and Gounou Gaya).
Geography
The region borders
Chari-Baguirmi Region
Chari-Baguirmi ( ar, شاري باقرمي) is one of the 23 regions of Chad. Its capital is Massenya. It is composed of part of the former Chari-Baguirmi Prefecture ( sub-prefectures of Massenya and Bousso) and parts of the sub-prefecture of N' ...
to the north-east,
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, one of the regions of Chad, established in 2002
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to the south-east,
Mayo-Kebbi Ouest Region
Mayo-Kebbi Ouest ( ar, 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).
Geography
The ...
to the south-west, and
Cameroon
Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...
to the west.
Settlements
The region's capital is
Bongor
Bongor ( ar, بونقور) is a city in Chad, the capital of the region of Mayo-Kebbi Est. It is located on the eastern bank of the Logone River. During the rainy season (May–September), the Logone is navigable between Bongor and N'Djamena, Cha ...
; other major settlements include
Djodo Gassa,
Fianga
Fianga ( ar, فيانكا) is a town 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 north, Su ...
,
Gam,
Gounou Gaya,
Guélengdeng,
Hollom Gamé,
Katoa,
Kéra,
Kim
Kim or KIM may refer to:
Names
* Kim (given name)
* Kim (surname)
** Kim (Korean surname)
*** Kim family (disambiguation), several dynasties
**** Kim family (North Korea), the rulers of North Korea since Kim Il-sung in 1948
** Kim, Vietnamese f ...
,
Koyom,
Moulkou,
Nanguigoto,
Tikem and
Youé.
Lake Fianga and
Lake Tikem
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...
are located in the region.
Demographics
The region's population was 495,339 inhabitants in 1993 and 774,782 in the 2009 census.
[ The main ethnolinguistic groups are the Bagirmi, Kanuri, Kera, ]Kim
Kim or KIM may refer to:
Names
* Kim (given name)
* Kim (surname)
** Kim (Korean surname)
*** Kim family (disambiguation), several dynasties
**** Kim family (North Korea), the rulers of North Korea since Kim Il-sung in 1948
** Kim, Vietnamese f ...
, Kwang
Kwang, also spelled Gwang, is a Korean given name and name element. The meaning differs based on the hanja used.
Hanja and meaning
There are 13 hanja with this reading, and three variant forms, on the South Korean government's official list of ...
, Majera, Marba, Masa
''Masa'' (or ''masa de maíz'') (; ) is a maize dough that comes from ground nixtamalized corn. It is used for making corn tortillas, '' gorditas'', ''tamales'', '' pupusas'', and many other Latin American dishes. It is dried and powdered into ...
, Mbara, Musgum, Musey, Ngeté-Herdé peoples, Tobanga and Tupuri.
Subdivisions
The region of Mayo-Kebbi East is divided into four departments:
References
Regions of Chad
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