Logone Oriental (region)

8°39′N 16°51′E / 8.650°N 16.850°E / 8.650; 16.850

Logone Oriental
Region
Map of Chad showing Logone Oriental.
Map of Chad showing Logone Oriental.
CountryChad
Departments6
Sub-prefectures23
Regional capitalDoba
Area
 • Total
28,035 km2 (10,824 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)[1]
 • Total
779,339
 • Density28/km2 (72/sq mi)

Logone Oriental is one of the 23 regions of Chad, located in the south-west of the country. Its capital is Doba. It is coterminous with the former Logone Oriental Prefecture.

Geography

The region borders Logone Occidental Region and Tandjilé Region to the north, Mandoul Region to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, and Cameroon to the west.

Settlements

Doba is the regional capital; other major settlements include Baïbokoum, Baké, Béboni, Béboto, Békan, Béssao, Béti, Bodo, Dobiti, Donia, Goré, Komé, Laramanaye, Madana, Mbaïkoro, Mbikou, Mbitoye, Miandoum, Yamodo.[2]

Demography

The 2009 Chadian census reported a population for the region of 779,339.[1] In 1993 the population was 440,342.[3]

The main ethnolinguistic groups are Doba peoples (speaking the closely related Bedjond, Mango and Gor languages), Karang, Kuo, Nzakambay, Pana and Sara groups (speaking language/dialects such as Kabba, Laka and Ngambay).[4]

Economy

Subsistence agriculture, cotton, oil.[citation needed]

Subdivisions

The region of Logone Oriental is divided in six departments:

Department Capital Sub-prefectures
Nya Bébédjia Bébédjia, Mbikou, Béboni, Miandoum, Komé
Nya Pendé Goré Békan, Donia, Goré, Yamodo
Pendé Doba Doba, Kara, Madana
Kouh-Est Bodo [fr] Bodo, Bédjo, Béti
Kouh-Ouest Béboto Béboto, Baké, Dobiti
Monts de Lam Baïbokoum Baïbokoum, Bessao, Mbaïkoro, Mbitoye, Laramanaye

References

  1. ^ a b DEUXIEME RECENSEMENT GENERAL DE LA POPULATION ET DE L’HABITAT: RESULTATS GLOBAUX DEFINITIFS (PDF) (Report). INSEED. March 2012. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Tchad : Région du Logone Oriental - Juin 2010" (PDF). UNOCHA. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Chad: Regions, Cities & Urban Localities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  4. ^ "Languages of Chad". Ethnologue. Retrieved 27 September 2019.



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