Kanem Region

Coordinates: 14°07′10″N 15°18′48″E / 14.1194°N 15.3133°E / 14.1194; 15.3133

Kanem
Region

Map of Chad showing Kanem.
Country Chad
Departments 3
Sub-prefectures 10
Regional capital Mao
Government
 • Governor N'Gamaï Djari (2008)
Population (2009)
 • Total 354,603

Kanem is one of the 22 regions of Chad. It was created in 2002 from the former Prefecture of Kanem. It is named after the famous Kanem Empire, which was centered in this vicinity. The region's capital is Mao.

In 2008, a portion of the Kanem region (the Bahr el Gazel Department) was split off to become the new Bahr el Gazel Region.

Geography

Kanem is traversed by the northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude.

Demography

The population of the region was 280,804 in 1993, of whom 269,846 were settled (rural: 239,104; urban: 30,742) and 10,956 were nomads.

The principal ethnico-linguistic groups are the Daza (48,25%), the Kanembu people (40,54%) and Baggara Arabs (4,97%).

Subdivisions

Since 2008, the region of Kanem is divided in three departments:

Department Capital Sub-prefectures
Kanem Mao Mao, Kekedina, Melea, Wadjigui
Nord Kanem Nokou Nokou, Rig Rig, Ziguey, Ntiona
Wadi Bissam Mondo Mondo, Am Doback

See also


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