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Moyen-Chari Region

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Moyen-Chari is one of the 18 regions
Regions of Chad
||The country of Chad is currently divided into 18 regions. From independence in 1960 until 1999 it was divided into 14 prefectures. These were replaced in 1999 by 28 departments...

 of Chad
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...

 and its capital is Sarh
Sarh
Sarh is the third largest city in Chad, after N'Djamena and Moundou. It is the capital of Moyen-Chari region and the department of Barh Köh. It lies 350 miles south-east of the capital Ndjamena on the Chari River....

. Its main ethnic group are the Sara
Sara people
The Sara are an ethnic group in Central Africa, who reside mostly in Chad, making up approximatively 30% of its southern population.-In Chad:...

. Its economy is based on subsistence agriculture, breeding, cotton
Cotton
Cotton is a soft, staple fiber that grows in a form known as a boll around the seeds of the cotton plant, a shrub native to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including the Americas, India and Africa. The fiber most often is spun into yarn or thread and used to make a soft,...

 and sugarcane
Sugarcane
Sugarcane, or sugar cane, is any of six to thirty-seven species of tall perennial grasses of the genus Saccharum . Native to warm temperate to tropical regions of Asia, they have stout, jointed, fibrous stalks that are rich in sugar, and measure two to six meters tall...

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Subdivisions


The region of Moyen-Chari is divided in 3 departments
Departments of Chad
The regions of Chad are divided into 53 departments. The departments are listed below, by region:-Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region:*Borkou*Ennedi Est*Ennedi Ouest*Tibesti-Chari-Baguirmi Region:*Baguirmi*Chari*Loug Chari-Ouaddaï Region:*Assoungha...

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Department Capital Sub-prefectures
Barh Köh
Barh Köh
Barh Köh is one of three departments in Moyen-Chari, a region of Chad. Its capital is Sarh....

Sarh
Sarh
Sarh is the third largest city in Chad, after N'Djamena and Moundou. It is the capital of Moyen-Chari region and the department of Barh Köh. It lies 350 miles south-east of the capital Ndjamena on the Chari River....

Sarh, Korbol, Koumogo, Moussa Foyo, Balimba
Grande Sido
Grande Sido
Grande Sido is one of three departments in Moyen-Chari, a region of Chad. Its capital is Maro....

Maro Maro, Danamadji, Djéké Djéké, Sido
Lac Iro
Lac Iro
Lac Iro is one of three departments in Moyen-Chari, a region of Chad. Its capital is Kyabé....

Kyabé Kyabé, Bohobé, Boum Kebbir, Ngondeye, Roro, Baltoubaye, Dindjebo, Alako, Singako