Lac () is one of the 23

provinces of Chad The Chad, Republic of Chad is divided into 23 provinces. Chad was divided into regions in 2002. It was previously divided into prefectures of Chad, prefectures, and then departments of Chad, departments. On , a new ordinance divided Chad into 23 ...

. Its capital is Bol. It is chiefly composed of the former

Lac Lac may refer to: Places Africa * Lac Region, a district in Chad * Lac Prefecture, a district in Chad America * Rivière du Lac, a tributary of the Montmorency River, in Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada Europe * Laç, a city in Albania * Lac ...

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. The province includes Chad's portion of the shore of

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Geography

The province borders

Kanem Region Kanem () is one of the regions of Chad, 23 regions of Chad. It is named after the famous Kanem Empire, which was centred in this vicinity. The region's capital city, capital is Mao, Chad, Mao. It was created in 2002 from the former prefectures ...

to the north and east,

Hadjer-Lamis Region Hadjer-Lamis () is one of the 23 provinces of Chad, located in the southwest of the country. Its capital is Massakory. It corresponds to part of the former prefectures of Chad, prefecture of Chari-Baguirmi Prefecture, Chari-Baguirmi (sub-prefectu ...

and

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to the south,

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to the southwest, and

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to the northwest. The province is dominated geographically by

, a seasonally fluctuating lake of major importance in this part of Africa. The region receives an annual rainfall of and has various vegetation zones.

Settlements

The provincial capital is Bol; other major settlements include Bagassola, Daboua,

Doum Doum Doum Doum is a sub-prefecture of Lac Region in Chad Chad, officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North Africa, North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to Chad–Libya border, the north, Su ...

, Kangalam, Kouloudia, Liwa, Ngouboua and Ngouri.

Demographics

Per the census of 2009, the population in the province was 451,369, 49.6% female. The average size of household was 4.60: 4.60 in rural households and 4.90 in urban areas. The number of households was 97,140: 94,857 in rural areas and 2,283 in urban areas. The number of nomads in the region was 16,025, 4.1% of the population. There were 450,424 people residing in private households. There were 194,211 over 18 years of age: 93,587 male and 100,624 female. The sex ratio was 101.00 females for every hundred males. There were 435,344 sedentary staff, 4.00 of the population. The main ethnolinguistic groups are the Buduma (more than 18%),

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and Kanembu (more than 66%).

Economy

The province is the principal agricultural segment in the whole country, producing cotton and groundnut, the two main cashcrops of the country. There are a variety of local crops like rice also grown in the region.

Administration

The province of Lac is divided into two

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, namely, Mamdi (capital Bol) and

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(capital Ngouri). As a part of decentralisation in February 2003, the country is administratively split into regions, departments, municipalities and rural communities. The prefectures which were originally 14 in number were re-designated in 17 regions. The regions are administered by Governors appointed by 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.

References

External links

{{Authority control Regions of Chad