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6-482: Logone Occidental is one of the 23 regions of Chad , located in the southwest of the country. Its capital is Moundou . It is coterminous with the former Logone Occidental Prefecture . The region borders Tandjilé Region to the north, Logone Oriental Region to the east and south, and Mayo-Kebbi Ouest Region to the west. Moundou is the regional capital and second largest city in Chad; other major settlements in

12-469: Is divided into 23 regions. Chad was divided into regions in 2002. It was previously divided into prefectures , and then departments . This is a list of the regions of Chad since 2012, with official population figures from the 2009 census, and estimated population figures for mid 2023. (1 July 2023) (/sq km, 2023) From independence in 1960 until 1999 it was divided into 14 préfectures . These were replaced in 1999 by 28 départements . The country

18-685: The Laka and Ngambay represent more than the 90% of the territory's population. The region of Logone Occidental is divided into four departments , namely, Dodjé (capital Beinamar ), Guéni (capital Krim Krim), Lac Wey (capital Moundou ) and Ngourkosso (capital Benoye). As a part of decentralisation in February 2003, the country was administratively split into regions, departments, municipalities and rural communities. The prefectures, which were originally 14 in number, were re-designated into 17 regions. The regions are administered by Governors appointed by

24-542: The President. The Prefects, who originally held the responsibility of the 14 prefects, still retained the titles and were responsible for the administration of smaller departments in each region. The members of local assemblies are elected every six years, while the executive organs are elected every three years. As of 2016, there are totally 23 regions in Chad, which are divided based on population and administrative convenience. Regions of Chad The Republic of Chad

30-516: The region include Bao , Bébalem , Béïnamar , Béïssa , Békiri , Béladjia , Bémangra , Bénoye , Bourou , Déli , Dodinda , Doguindi , Krim Krim , Laoukassy , Mbalkabra , Mballa Banyo , Ngondong and Saar Gogné . As per the Chadian census of 2009, the total population in the region was 683,293, 51.50 per cent female. The average size of household as of 2009 was 5.20: 5.20 in rural households and 4.90 in urban areas. The number of households

36-410: Was 132,349: 99,255 in rural areas and 33,094 in urban areas. The number of nomads in the region was 54, 0.01 per cent of the population. There were 682,235 people residing in private households. There were 299,305 over 18 years of age: 138,679 male and 160,626 female. The sex ratio was 94.00 females for every hundred males. There were 683,239 sedentary staff, 6.30 of the population. Sara groups such as

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