Country Chad Sub-prefectures 16 Population 721,166 (2009) | Departments 3 Regional capital Abéché Administrative center Abéché | |
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Ouaddaï (Arabic: وداي) is one of the 23 regions of Chad and its capital is Abéché. It was created in 2002 from the former Ouaddaï Prefecture. Its main ethnic groups are the Arab people and the Maba. The economy is based on subsistence agriculture.
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Map of Ouaddai, Chad
In 2008, a portion of the Ouaddaï region (the Sila Department and Djourf Al Ahmar Department) was split off to become the new Sila Region (also known as Dar Sila).
Demography
The region's population was 721,166 inhabitants in 2009.
The main ethnolinguistic groups are the Maba and the Arabs.
Subdivisions
Since 2008, the region of Ouaddaï is divided in three departments:
References
Ouaddaï Region Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA