Hadjer-Lamis (region)
Region of Chad
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Hadjer-Lamis (Arabic: حجر لميس, romanised: Ḥajar Lamīs) is one of the 23 provinces of Chad, located in the southwest of the country. Its capital is Massakory.[2] It corresponds to part of the former prefecture of Chari-Baguirmi (sub-prefectures of Bokoro and of Massakory) and parts of N'Djamena.
Hadjer-Lamis حجر لميس | |
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| Hadjer-Lamis Region | |
Entrance to Ngoura rock formations | |
 Location of Hadjer-Lamis region in Chad | |
| Country | Chad |
| Capital | Massakory |
| Area | |
• Total | 31,426 km2 (12,134 sq mi) |
| Population (2009 census) | |
• Total | 562,957 |
| • Density | 17.914/km2 (46.396/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (WAT) |
| HDI (2022) | 0.286[1] low · 7th |
Geography
The province borders Lac Region, Kanem Region and Bahr el Gazel Region to the north, Batha Region and Guéra Region to the east, Chari-Baguirmi Region and N'Djamena to the south, and Cameroon to the west. The far north-west of the region borders on Lake Chad.
Settlements
Massakory is the provincial capital; other major settlements include Bokoro, Gama, Karal, Massaguet, Moïto, N'Djamena Fara and Tourba.[3]
Demographics
Per the census of 2009, the total population in the province was 562,957, 50.1% females. The average size of households as of 2009 was 5.1: 5.1 in rural households, 4.7 in urban areas. The total number of households was 110,170: it was 93,126 in rural areas and 17,044 in urban areas. The number of nomads in the region was 26,615, 6.9% of the total population. There were 559,339 people residing in private households. There were 239,133 people above 18 years of age: 115,212 male and 123,921 female. The sex ratio was 100.00 for every hundred males. There were 536,342 sedentary staff, 5% of the total population.[4]
The main ethnolinguistic groups are the Kanembu, Buduma, Dazaga Tubou, Kanuri, Malgbe, Baggara Arabs, and Mpade.[5]
Administration
The region of Hadjer-Lamis is divided into four departments, namely, Dababa (capital Bokoro), Dagana (capital Massakory), Haraze al-Biar (capital Massaguet), and Ngoura (capital Ngoura).[6]