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Mayo-Kebbi Ouest
مايو كيبي الغربية | |
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![]() Map of Chad showing Mayo-Kebbi Ouest. | |
Country | Chad |
Departments | 2 |
Sub-prefectures | 8 |
Regional capital | Pala |
Population (2009)[1] | |
• Total | 564,470 |
Mayo-Kebbi Ouest (Arabic: 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).
The region borders Mayo-Kebbi Est Region to the north-east, Tandjilé Region to the east, Logone Occidental Region to the south-east, and Cameroon to the west and north-west. The Mayo Kébbi river flows through the north the region, with Lake Léré and the smaller Lake Tréné located in the north-west.[2]
Palais the regional capital; other major settlements include Binder, Guégou, Lagon, Lamé, Léré and Torrock.[3]
As per the 2009 Chadian census, the region had 564,470 inhabitants.[1] The main ethnolinguistic groups are the Fula, Gidar, Mangbai, Mundang, Ngeté-Herdé peoples, Peve, Sara groups such as the Ngambay, and Tupuri.[4]
The region of Mayo-Kebbi Ouest is divided into two departments:
Department | Capital | Sub-prefectures |
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Mayo-Dallah | Pala | Gagal, Lamé, Pala, Torrock |
Lac Léré | Léré | Binder, Guégou, Lagon, Léré |
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