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Logone Occidental (prefecture)

Coordinates: 8°34′N 16°05′E / 8.567°N 16.083°E / 8.567; 16.083
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Logone Occidental Prefecture
Préfecture du Logone Occidental
Prefecture of Chad
1962–1999
Flag of Logone Occidental

CapitalMoundou
Area
 • Coordinates8°34′N 16°05′E / 8.567°N 16.083°E / 8.567; 16.083
 
• 1993
8,695 km2 (3,357 sq mi)
Population 
• 1993
455,489
 • TypePrefecture
Historical eraCold War
• Established[1]
9 January 1962
• Disestablished[1]
1 September 1999
Political subdivisionsSub-prefectures (1993)[2]
  • Beinamar
  • Benoyé
  • Moundou
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Logone Prefecture
Logone Occidental Department
Area and population source:[1]

Logone Occidental was one of the 14 prefectures of Chad. Located in the southwest of the country, Logone Occidental covered an area of 8,695 square kilometers and had a population of 455,489 in 1993. Its capital was Moundou.

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Administrative Divisions of Countries: Regions of Chad". www.statoids.com.
  2. ^ "Administrative Divisions of Countries: Departments of Chad". www.statoids.com.


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See also : Regions of Chad - Departments of Chad