Melfi () is a

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in the

Guéra Region Guéra or Guera may refer to: * Guéra Prefecture, a former first-level administrative division of Chad until 1999 * Guéra Region, a first-level administrative division of Chad since 2002 * Guéra Department, a second level administrative divis ...

of southern-central

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. The Tele-Nugar Iron Mines, a

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, are located approximately 155 km south of Melfi.Les curieuses mines de fer de Télé-Nugar - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Retrieved 2009-02-25.

Demographics

Ethnic composition by canton in 2016:

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and Office National de Développement Rural (ONDR). 2016.
Atlas de la vulnérabilité dans le Guera. Première partie: synthèse regional
'. 2nd edition (updated from 2013 edition). PASISAT (Projet d’Appui à l’Amélioration du Système d’Information sur la Sécurité Alimentaire au Tchad). Gogmi Canton (population: 15,917; villages: 63): Melfi Canton (population: 23,700; villages: 104):

Transport

The town is served by Melfi Airport.

References

Guéra Region Populated places in Chad {{Chad-geo-stub