Chari-Baguirmi Region

Chari- Baguirmi is a region of Chad, and corresponds to a large part of the former prefecture of the same name, whose northern part forms a separate region Hadjer - Lamis since 2002. Capital of the region is Massenya.

Geography

Chari- Baguirmi is located in the west of the country on the border with Cameroon and covers an area of ​​82,910 km ². Is named the region after the river Chari ( Shari ), which flows through it, and after the historic Baguirmi - empire on the ground. In the region of the Plaine de Massenya, an important wetland in the Sahel and that is a protected area of ​​the Ramsar Convention since 2008 lie. Smaller parts of the Plaines d' inondation du Logone et les dépressions Toupouri in the region, a further reserve the Ramsar Convention.

Subdivision

Chari- Baguirmi is divided into three departments ( départements):

Population

The population in 1993 was about 1,251,000, 2007 at 1.777 million. Ethnic groups in Chari- Baguirmi are Chadian Arabs, Peul, Barma, Kanuri and Ngambay.

Swell

Barh El Gazel | Batha | Borkou | Chari- Baguirmi | Ennedi | Guéra | Hadjer - Lamis | Kanem | Lac | Logone Occidental | Logone Oriental | Mandoul | Mayo - Kebbi Est | Mayo - Kebbi Ouest | Moyen- Chari | Salamat | Sila | Tandjilé | Tibesti | Wadai | Wadi Fira and Ville de N'Djamena

• Region in Chad
• Region Chari- Baguirmi