N'Djamena
Capital and largest city of Chad / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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N'Djamena[lower-alpha 1] (English: /əndʒɑːˈmeɪnə/ ⓘ ən-jah-MAY-nə[2][3]) is the capital and largest city of Chad. It is also a special statute region, divided into 10 districts or arrondissements.
N'Djamena
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Top: N'Djamena skyline; Middle: National Assembly of Chad, Nation Square (Place de la Nation); Bottom: Presidential Palace, Downtown N'Djamena | |
Coordinates: 12°06′36″N 15°03′00″E | |
Country | Chad |
Area | |
• City | 104 km2 (40 sq mi) |
• Metro | 166 km2 (64 sq mi) |
Elevation | 298 m (978 ft) |
Population (2009 census) | |
• City | 807,000 |
• Density | 9,148/km2 (23,690/sq mi) |
• Metro | 1,605,696 |
Time zone | +1 |
Area code | 235 |
HDI (2021) | 0.532[1] low · 1st |
The city serves as the centre of economic activity in Chad. Meat, fish and cotton processing are the chief industries, and it is a regional market for livestock, salt, dates, and grains.
It is a port city located at the confluence of the Logone River with the Chari River, forming a transborder agglomeration with the city of Kousséri (in Cameroon), capital of the Department of Logone-et-Chari, which is on the west bank of both rivers.[4] In 2014, it had 1,093,492 inhabitants.