- Mayo-Kebbi Ouest Region
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Mayo-Kebbi Ouest — Region — Map of Chad showing Mayo-Kebbi Ouest.
Country Chad Regional capital Pala Mayo-Kebbi Ouest is one of the 22 regions of Chad and its capital is Pala. It is composed of part of the former prefecture of Mayo-Kebbi (sub-prefectures of Pala and Léré).
Subdivisions
The region of Mayo-Kebbi Ouest is divided in 2 departments:
Department Capital Sub-prefectures Mayo-Dallah Pala Gagal, Lamé, Pala, Torrock Lac Léré Léré Binder, Guégou, Lagon, Léré Demography
The region had 324,910 inhabitants in 1993.
The main ethnico-linguistic groups are the Moundang, the Fula, the Ngambay and the Moussey.
Economy
Subsistence agriculture, breeding, fishery, cotton.
Regions of Chad Bahr el Gazel · Batha · Borkou · Chari-Baguirmi · Ennedi · Guéra · Hadjer-Lamis · Kanem · Lac · Logone Occidental · Logone Oriental · Mandoul · Mayo-Kebbi Est · Mayo-Kebbi Ouest · Moyen-Chari · Ouaddaï · Salamat · Sila · Tandjilé · Tibesti · Wadi Fira
Former region: Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti
and the city of N'Djamena (special statute region)
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