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Guéra (prefecture)

Coordinates: 12°10′N 18°41′E / 12.167°N 18.683°E / 12.167; 18.683
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Guéra Prefecture
Préfecture du Guéra
Prefecture of Chad
1960–1999
Flag of Guéra

CapitalMongo
Area
 • Coordinates12°10′N 18°41′E / 12.167°N 18.683°E / 12.167; 18.683
 
• 1960
60,000 km2 (23,000 sq mi)
• 1993
58,950 km2 (22,760 sq mi)
Population 
• 1960
156,002
• 1993
306,253
 • TypePrefecture
Historical eraCold War
• Established[1]
13 February 1960
• Disestablished[1]
1 September 1999
Political subdivisionsSub-prefectures (1993)[2]
  • Bitkine
  • Mangalmé
  • Melfi
  • Mongo
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Batha Region
Salamat Region
Guéra Department
Area and population source:[1]

Guéra was one of the 14 prefectures of Chad. Its capital was Mongo. Located in the south of the country, Guéra covered an area of 58,950 square kilometers and had a population of 306,253 in 1993, of which 263,843 were sedentary (rural: 219,884; urban: 43,959) and 42,810 were nomadic. The predominant ethno-linguistic groups were the Hadjerai (66.18%) and the Arabs (21.11%).

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Administrative Divisions of Countries: Regions of Chad". www.statoids.com. Archived from the original on 2019-01-06. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
  2. ^ "Administrative Divisions of Countries: Departments of Chad". www.statoids.com. Archived from the original on 2020-01-27. Retrieved 2015-03-10.


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See also : Regions of Chad - Departments of Chad