Guéra | |
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— Region — | |
Map of Chad showing Guéra. | |
Country | Chad |
Regional capital | Mongo |
Guéra is one of the 22 regions of Chad and its capital is Mongo. It is formed by the former Guéra Prefecture
The region of Guéra is divided in 2 departments:
Department | Capital | Sub-prefectures |
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Guéra | Mongo | Bang Bang, Baro, Bitkine, Mangalmé, Mongo, Niergui |
Barh Signaka | Melfi | Chinguil, Melfi, Mokofi |
The region's has a population of 306,653 (1993), of which 263,843 are sedentary (rural, 219,884; urban, 43,959), and 42,810 nomadic.
The main ethnico-linguistic groups are the Hadjerai (66,18 %) and the Arabs (21,11 %).
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