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Mandoul (province)
Province of Chad From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mandoul (Arabic: ماندول) is one of the 23 provinces of Chad. Located in the south of the country, it comprises part of the former prefecture of Moyen-Chari. The provincial capital is Koumra.
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Geography
The province borders Tandjilé Region to the north-west, Moyen-Chari Region to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, and Logone Oriental Region to the west.
Settlements
Koumra the provincial capital; other major settlements include Bébopen, Béboro, Bédaya, Bédjondo, Békamba, Békourou, Béssada, Bouna, Dembo, Goundi, Moïssala, Mouroum Goulaye, Ngangara and Peni.[2]
Demography
The population of Mandoul is 628,065 inhabitants, as per the Chadian census of 2009.[1] The main ethnolinguistic groups are the Day, Doba peoples (speaking the closely related Bedjond, Mango and Gor languages), Gulay, Lutos, Mbay, Ndam, Sara and Tumak.[3]
Economy
The main products are subsistence agriculture and cotton.[citation needed]
Subdivisions
The province of Mandoul is divided into three departments:
References
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