Moyen-Chari ( ar, شاري الأوسط) is one of the 23 regions of

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 ...

, located in the south of the country. Its capital is

Sarh Semi-active radar homing (SARH) is a common type of missile guidance system, perhaps the most common type for longer-range air-to-air and surface-to-air missile systems. The name refers to the fact that the missile itself is only a passive det ...

. The former

prefecture A prefecture (from the Latin ''Praefectura'') is an administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an appointed prefect. This can be a regional or local government subdivision in various countries, or a subdivision in certain international ...

of the same name was larger and included modern Mandoul Region.

Geography

The region borders Guéra Region to the north, Salamat Region to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, and Mandoul Region, Tandjilé Region and Chari-Baguirmi to the west. The region is largely flat savannah, with parts of the region protected as part of the

Manda National Park Manda National Park is a national park in Chad. It is located in southern Chad near the town of Sarh and bordered. Chari River to the east and to the south west is Sarh-Ndjamena road. The park occupies more than 113,000hac and was established in ...

. Lake Iro, a suspected impact crater, is located in the north-east.

Settlements

The capital of Moyen-Chari is

, the third largest city in Chad; other major settlements include

Alako Alako is a sub-prefecture of Moyen-Chari 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 ...

Balimba Balimba is a sub-prefecture of Moyen-Chari 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 ...

, Baltoubaye,

Bohobé Bohobé is a sub-prefecture of Moyen-Chari 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 ...

Boum Kebbir Boum Kebbir is a sub-prefecture of Moyen-Chari 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 ...

Danamadji Danamadji is a sub-prefecture of Moyen-Chari 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 ...

Dindjebo Dindjebo is a sub-prefecture of Moyen-Chari 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 ...

Djéké Djéké Djéké Djéké is a sub-prefecture of Moyen-Chari 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 Li ...

Korbol Korbol is a sub-prefecture of Moyen-Chari Region in Chad. The Bua language is the local lingua franca A lingua franca (; ; for plurals see ), also known as a bridge language, common language, trade language, auxiliary language, vehicular la ...

Koumogo Koumogo ( ar, كوموغو) is a small town in Chad. Bridge A bridge over the Bragoto River The Bragoto River is a river in southern Chad. It is a tributary of the Chari River. The bridge spanning Chad's Bragoto River had collapsed, forcing f ...

, Kounou,

Kyabé Kyabé ( ar, كيابي) is a city in the Moyen-Chari Region, 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 Li ...

, Maro,

Moussa Foyo Moussa Foyo is a sub-prefecture of Moyen-Chari 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 ...

Ngondeye Ngondeye is a Sub-prefectures of Chad, sub-prefecture of Moyen-Chari Region in Chad. References

Populated places in Chad {{Chad-geo-stub ...

, Roro and

Singako Singako is a sub-prefecture of Moyen-Chari 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 ...

Demographics

As per the 2009 Chadian census, the region's population was 588,008 inhabitants. The main ethnolinguistic groups are Arab groups such as the Baggara, generally speaking Chadian Arabic, Bagirmi, Boor, Bua, Gula groups such as the

Gula Iro The Gula Iro language (autonym ''kùláál'') is a Bua language spoken by some 3,500 people (in 1991) north and east of Lake Iro in southern Chad, between the Bola and Salamat rivers. It has four dialects, according to Pairault: *''páṭóól ...

and Zan Gula,

Kaba Kaba may refer to: Places * Kaaba, the holiest place in the Islamic World, a large cube-shaped building inside the al-Masjid al-Haram mosque in Mecca * Kaba, Hungary, a town in Hajdú-Bihar County, Hungary, which had a rare carbonaceous chondri ...

groups (speaking language such as

Kaba Deme Kaba may refer to: Places * Kaaba, the holiest place in the Islamic World, a large cube-shaped building inside the al-Masjid al-Haram mosque in Mecca * Kaba, Hungary, a town in Hajdú-Bihar County, Hungary, which had a rare carbonaceous chondri ...

, Kaba Náà and Kulfa), Laal, Lutos, Ndam,

Niellim The Niellim language (autonym ''lwaà'') is a Bua language spoken by some 5,000 people (as of 1993) along the Chari River in southern Chad. It is mainly spoken in two areas: one around the city of Sarh (to which many - perhaps most - speakers ha ...

, Sara, Tumak and Tunia.

Economy

Its economy is based on

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 ...

, breeding, cotton and

sugarcane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of (often hybrid) tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with ...

Subdivisions

The region of Moyen-Chari is divided into three

departments Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

References

Regions of Chad {{Chad-geo-stub