Logone Oriental Region

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Logone Oriental is one of the 18 regions of Chad (Decrees N° 415/PR/MAT/02 and 419/PR/MAT/02), and its capital is Doba. It is composed by the former Logone Oriental Prefecture.

[edit] Subdivisions

The region of Logone Oriental is divided in 4 departments:

Department	Capital	Sub-prefectures
Lanya	Bébédjia	-
La Nya Pendé	Goré	Békan, Donia, Goré, Yamodo
La Pendé	Doba	Béboto, Bodo, Doba, Kara, Madana, Komé
Monts de Lam	Baïbokoum	Baïbokoum, Bessao, Mbaïkoro, Mbitoye, Laramanaye

[edit] Demography

The region's population had 440,342 inhabitants in 1993.

The main ethnico-linguistic group is formed by the Ngambay, who represent more than 50 % of the territory's population. Other important ethnico-linguistic groups are the Gor, the Mboum, the Goulay.

[edit] Economy

Subsistence agriculture, cotton, oil.

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