Bol, Chad
Encyclopedia
Bol is a city in Chad
, the capital of the region
of Lac
near Lake Chad
. The town is served by Bol Airport
, which has a paved runway.
Chad
Chad , officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west...
, the capital of the region
Regions of Chad
||The country of Chad is currently divided into 22 régions. From independence in 1960 until 1999 it was divided into 14 préfectures. These were replaced in 1999 by 28 départements. The country was reorganized again in 2002 to produce 18 régions...
of Lac
Lac Region
Lac is one of the 22 regions of Chad and its capital is Bol. It is composed by the former Lac Prefecture.- Subdivisions :The region of Lac is divided in 2 departments:- Demography :The population of this region has 248,226 inhabitants ....
near Lake Chad
Lake Chad
Lake Chad is a historically large, shallow, endorheic lake in Africa, whose size has varied over the centuries. According to the Global Resource Information Database of the United Nations Environment Programme, it shrank as much as 95% from about 1963 to 1998; yet it also states that "the 2007 ...
. The town is served by Bol Airport
Bol Airport (Chad)
Bol Airport is an airport serving Bol in Chad....
, which has a paved runway.
Demographics
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 7 769 |
| 2008 | 11 120 |