Guéra (prefecture)

Guéra Prefecture
*Préfecture du Guéra*
Guéra Prefecture Préfecture du Guéra
Prefecture of Chad
1960–1999
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Capital	Mongo
Area
• Coordinates	12°10′N 18°41′E / 12.167°N 18.683°E
• 1960	60,000 km2 (23,000 sq mi)
• 1993	58,950 km2 (22,760 sq mi)
Population
• 1960	156,002
• 1993	306,253
• Type	Prefecture
Historical era	Cold War
• Established	13 February 1960
• Disestablished	1 September 1999
Political subdivisions	Sub-prefectures (1993) Bitkine; Mangalmé; Melfi; Mongo;
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Batha Region
	Salamat Region
Guéra Department
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Guéra was one of the 14 prefectures of Chad. Its capital was Mongo. Located in the south of the country, Guéra covered an area of 58,950 square kilometers and had a population of 306,253 in 1993, of which 263,843 were sedentary (rural: 219,884; urban: 43,959) and 42,810 were nomadic. The predominant ethno-linguistic groups were the Hadjerai (66.18%) and the Arabs (21.11%).

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Administrative Divisions of Countries: Regions of Chad". www.statoids.com. Archived from the original on 2019-01-06. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
^ "Administrative Divisions of Countries: Departments of Chad". www.statoids.com. Archived from the original on 2020-01-27. Retrieved 2015-03-10.

Prefectures of Chad

Batha · Biltine · Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti · Chari-Baguirmi · Guéra · Kanem · Lac · Logone Occidental · Logone Oriental · Mayo-Kébbi · Moyen-Chari · Ouaddaï · Salamat · Tandjilé ·

See also : Regions of Chad - Departments of Chad

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[chadreg-1] "Administrative Divisions of Countries: Regions of Chad". www.statoids.com. Archived from the original on 2019-01-06. Retrieved 2015-03-10.

[chaddep-2] "Administrative Divisions of Countries: Departments of Chad". www.statoids.com. Archived from the original on 2020-01-27. Retrieved 2015-03-10.

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