Logone Oriental is one of the
23 regions of
Chad
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, located in the south-west of the country. Its capital is
Doba. It is coterminous with the former
Logone Oriental Prefecture
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.
Geography
The region borders
Logone Occidental Region and
Tandjilé Region to the north,
Mandoul Region to the east, the
Central African Republic
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to the south, and
Cameroon
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to the west.
Settlements
Doba is the regional capital; other major settlements include
Baïbokoum,
Baké,
Béboni,
Béboto,
Békan,
Béssao,
Béti,
Bodo,
Dobiti,
Donia,
Goré,
Komé,
Laramanaye,
Madana,
Mbaïkoro,
Mbikou,
Mbitoye,
Miandoum,
Yamodo.
Demography
The 2009 Chadian census reported a population for the region of 779,339.
[ In 1993 the population was 440,342.
The main ethnolinguistic groups are Doba peoples (speaking the closely related Bedjond, Mango and Gor languages), Karang, Kuo, Nzakambay, Pana and Sara groups (speaking language/dialects such as Kabba, Laka and Ngambay).]
Economy
Subsistence agriculture, cotton
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, oil.
Subdivisions
The region of Logone Oriental is divided in six departments
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Government and military
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:
References
Regions of Chad
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