Logone-et-Chari is a
department of
Extreme-Nord Province in
Cameroon
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. The department covers an area of 12,133 km and at the 2005 Census had a total population of 486,997. The capital of the department is at
Kousséri. Most inhabitants of this department speak
Chadian Arabic
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Subdivisions
The department is divided administratively into 10
communes
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and in turn into villages.
Communes
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Blangoua
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Darak
Darak is a town and commune in the Logone-et-Chari department of the Far North Region of Cameroon.
See also
*Communes of Cameroon
The Arrondissements of Cameroon are the third-level units of administration in Cameroon. The arrondissements a ...
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Fotokol
Fotokol is a town and commune in Logone-et-Chari Department, Far North Region, Cameroon. It is home to Fotokol High School.
The town is about across a small river from the Nigerian village of Gamboru, where Fotokol residents often go for suppl ...
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Goulfey
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Hile-Alifa
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Kousséri
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Logone-Birni
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Makary
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Waza
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Zina
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Languages
Languages spoken include:
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Afade
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Chadian Arabic
Chadian Arabic ( ar, لهجة تشادية), also known as Shuwa Arabic, Baggara Arabic, Western Sudanic Arabic, or West Sudanic Arabic (WSA), is a variety of Arabic and the first language of 1.6 million people, both town dwellers and nomadic c ...
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Jina
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Kuo
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Lagwan
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Majera
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Malgbe
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Maslam
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Masana
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Nzakambay
References
Departments of Cameroon
Far North Region (Cameroon)
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