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Guéra Region

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Guéra is one of the 18 regions of Chad (Decrees N° 415/PR/MAT/02 and 419/PR/MAT/02), and its captal is Mongo. It is formed by the former Guéra Prefecture

Subdivisions

The region of Guéra is divided in 2 departments:
Department Capital Sub-prefectures
Guéra Mongo Bang Bang, Baro, Bitkine, Mangalmé, Mongo, Niergui
Barh Signaka Melfi Chinguil, Melfi, Mokofi

Demography

The region's population had 306,653 inhabitants in 1993, of whom 263,843 are sedentary (rural, 219,884; urban, 43,959), and 42,810 nomad.

The main ethnico-linguistic groups are the Hadjerai (66,18 %) and the Arabs (21,11 %).


Regions of Chad

Batha · Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti · Chari-Baguirmi · Guéra · Hadjer-Lamis · Kanem · Lac · Logone Occidental · Logone Oriental · Mandoul · Mayo-Kebbi Est · Mayo-Kebbi Ouest · Moyen-Chari · Ouaddaï · Salamat · Tandjilé · Wadi Fira

and the city of N'Djamena (special statute region)

See also : Departments of Chad - Prefectures of Chad

 


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