Mayo-Kebbi Ouest Region

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Mayo-Kebbi Ouest is one of the 18 regions of Chad (Decrees N° 415/PR/MAT/02 and 419/PR/MAT/02), and its capital is Pala. It is composed of part of the former prefecture of Mayo-Kebbi (sub-prefectures of Pala and Léré).

[edit] Subdivisions

The region of Mayo-Kebbi Ouest is divided in 2 departments:

Department	Capital	Sub-prefectures
Mayo-Dallah	Pala	Gagal, Lamé, Pala, Torrock
Lac Léré	Léré	Binder, Guégou, Lagon, Léré

[edit] Demography

The region had 324,910 inhabitants in 1993.

The main ethnico-linguistic groups are the Moundang, the Fula, the Ngambay.

[edit] Economy

Subsistence agriculture, breeding, fishery, cotton.

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