Mandoul () 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 ...
. Located in the south of the country, it comprises part of the former
prefecture
A prefecture (from the Latin word, "''praefectura"'') is an administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an appointed prefect. This can be a regional or local government subdivision in various countries, or a subdivision in certain inter ...
of
Moyen-Chari. The provincial capital is
Koumra.
Geography
The province borders
Tandjilé Region to the north-west,
Moyen-Chari Region to the east, the
Central African Republic
The Central African Republic (CAR) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to Central African Republic–Chad border, the north, Sudan to Central African Republic–Sudan border, the northeast, South Sudan to Central ...
to the south, and
Logone Oriental Region
Logone Oriental is one of the 23 regions of Chad, located in the south-west of the country. Its capital is Doba. It is coterminous with the former Logone Oriental Prefecture.
Geography
The region borders Logone Occidental Region and Tandji ...
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.
Demography
The population of Mandoul is 628,065 inhabitants, as per the Chadian census of 2009.
[ The main ethnolinguistic groups are the ]Day
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, Doba peoples (speaking the closely related Bedjond, Mango and Gor languages), Gulay, Lutos, Mbay, Ndam, Sara and Tumak.
Economy
The main products are subsistence agriculture
Subsistence agriculture occurs when farmers grow crops on smallholdings to meet the needs of themselves and their families. Subsistence agriculturalists target farm output for survival and for mostly local requirements. Planting decisions occu ...
and cotton
Cotton (), first recorded in ancient India, is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus '' Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure ...
.
Subdivisions
The province of Mandoul is divided into three departments
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
* Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
:
References
Regions of Chad
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