Mayo-Kebbi Est Region
| Mayo-Kebbi Est | |
|---|---|
| Region | |
 Map of Chad showing Mayo-Kebbi Est |
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| Country | Chad |
| Departments | 4 |
| Sub-prefectures | 18 |
| Regional capital | Bongor |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Ngarboudjoum Jacob Medeur (2009) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 774,782 |
Coordinates: 10°16′N 15°22′E / 10.267°N 15.367°E
Mayo-Kebbi Est is one of the 23 regions of Chad and its capital is Bongor. It is composed by part of the former prefecture of Mayo-Kebbi (sub-prefectures of Bongor, Fianga and Gounou Gaya).
The region of Mayo-Kebbi East is divided into four departments:
The region's population had 495,339 inhabitants in 1993 and 774,782 in the 2009 census.
The main ethnolinguistic groups are the Moussey, the Massa, the Tupuri, the Marba, the Kera, the Musgum and the Kim (Kim, Éré, Kolobo, Djoumane).
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