Batha Region

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Batha is one of the 18 regions of Chad (Decrees N° 415/PR/MAT/02 and 419/PR/MAT/02), located in the centre of the country. The regional capital is Ati. The region is composed of the former Batha Prefecture.

[edit] Subdivisions

The region of Batha is divided in 3 departments:

Department	Capital	Sub-prefectures
Batha Est	Oum Hadjer	Am Sack, Assinet, Haraze Djombo Kibit, Oum Hadjer
Batha Ouest	Ati	Ati, Djedaa, Koundjourou
Fitri	Yao	Am Djamena, Yao

[edit] Demography

The region's population had 288,074 inhabitants in 1993, of whom 244,010 sedentary (rural, 207,997; urban, 36,017) and 44,064 nomad.

The main ethnico-linguistic groups are the Arabs (33,62 %), the Bilala (18,11 %), the Kuka (15,71 %), the Masalit (5.73 %) and the Mesmédjé (5,61 %).

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