Lac Region

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Lac is one of the 18 regions of Chad (Decrees N° 415/PR/MAT/02 and 419/PR/MAT/02), and its capital is Bol. It is composed by the former Lac Prefecture.

[edit] Subdivisions

The region of Lac is divided in 2 departments:

Department	Capital	Sub-prefectures
Mamdi	Bol	Bagassola, Bol, Daboua, Kangalam, Liwa
Wayi	Ngouri	Doum Doum, Kouloudia, Ngouri

[edit] Demography

The population of this region has 248,226 inhabitants (1993 census).

The main ethnico-linguistic groups are the Kanembu (more than 66 %) and the Buduma (more than 18 %).

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