Mayo-Kebbi Ouest | |
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Region | |
Map of Chad showing Mayo-Kebbi Ouest. |
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Country | Chad |
Departments | 2 |
Sub-prefectures | 8 |
Regional capital | Pala |
Government | |
• Governor | Hassane Saline (2010) |
Population (2009) | |
• Total | 569,087 |
Coordinates: 9°21′48″N 14°54′36″E / 9.36333°N 14.91000°E
Mayo-Kebbi Ouest is one of the 22 regions of Chad and its capital is Pala. It is composed of part of the former prefecture of Mayo-Kebbi (sub-prefectures of Pala and Léré).
The region of Mayo-Kebbi Ouest is divided into two departments:
The region had 569,087 inhabitants in 2009.
The main ethnico-linguistic groups are the Moundang , the Fula, the Ngambay and the Moussey.
Subsistence agriculture, breeding, fishery, cotton.