GUéRA REGION

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

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Subdivisions

Demography

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 has a population of 306,653 (1993), of which 263,843 are sedentary (rural, 219,884; urban, 43,959), and 42,810 nomadic.
The main ethnico-linguistic groups are the Hadjerai (66,18 %) and the Arabs (21,11 %).