Salamat (region)

Coordinates: 11°02′24″N 20°17′01″E / 11.04000°N 20.28361°E / 11.04000; 20.28361
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11°02′24″N 20°17′01″E / 11.04000°N 20.28361°E / 11.04000; 20.28361

Salamat
Region
Map of Chad showing Salamat.
Map of Chad showing Salamat.
CountryChad
Departments3
Sub-prefectures9
Regional capitalAm Timan
Population
 (2009)[1]
 • Total302,301

Salamat is one of the 23 regions of Chad, located in the south-east of the country. The region's capital is Am Timan. It corresponds to the former prefecture of the same name.[2]

Geography

Salamat borders

Guéra Region to the west and north-west. The terrain is generally flat savannah. Half of the Zakouma National Park lies in the region.[3]

Settlements

Am Timan is the region's capital; other major settlements include Abgué, Abou-Deïa, Am Habilé, Djouna, Haraze, Mangueigne and Mouraye.[3]

Demographics

As per the 2009 Chadian census, the population of Salamat is 302,301.

Kibet, Runga and Toram.[4]

Economy

Salamat's economy is based on subsistence agriculture, fishery and cotton. Salamat has been described as the "poorest region in the world" by the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, and other sources.[5][6] There is a limited amount of tourism activity related to Zakouma National Park.

Subdivisions

The region of Salamat is divided into three departments:

Department Capital Sub-prefectures
Aboudeïa
Aboudeïa
 Aboudeïa, Abgué, Am Habilé
Barh Azoum Am Timan Am Timan, Djouna, Mouraye
Haraze-Mangueigne Haraze Haraze, Mangueigne, Daha

References

  1. ^ a b DEUXIEME RECENSEMENT GENERAL DE LA POPULATION ET DE L'HABITAT: RESULTATS GLOBAUX DEFINITIFS (PDF) (Report). INSEED. March 2012. p. 24. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Administrative Divisions of Countries: Departments of Chad". www.statoids.com.
  3. ^ a b "Chad - Salamat Province - Basemap (26-Oct-17)" (PDF). Médecins Sans Frontières. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Languages of Chad". Ethnologue. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  5. ISBN 978-1-4648-0669-8
  6. ^ "The World’s Poorest Regions Are not Always Where You’d Expect", Noah Rayman, Time Magazine, Jan. 6, 2015


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