BATHA REGION

'Batha' is one of the 18 regions of Chad (Decrees N° 415/PR/MAT/02 and 419/PR/MAT/02), located in the centre of the country. The regional capital is Ati. The region is composed of the former Batha Prefecture.

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Subdivisions

Demography

Subdivisions

The region of Batha is divided in 3 departments:

Department	Capital	Sub-prefectures
Batha Est	Oum Hadjer	Am Sack, Assinet, Haraze Djombo Kibit, Oum Hadjer
Batha Ouest	Ati	Ati, Djedaa, Koundjourou
Fitri	Yao	Am Djamena, Yao

Demography

The region's population had 288,074 inhabitants in 1993, of whom 244,010 sedentary (rural, 207,997; urban, 36,017) and 44,064 nomad.
The main ethnico-linguistic groups are the Arabs (33,62 %), the Bilala (18,11 %), the Kuka (15,71 %), the Masalit (5.73 %) and the Mesmédjé (5,61 %).