Kanem Prefecture
Préfecture du Kanem
Prefecture of Chad
1960–1999
Flag of Kanem

CapitalMao
Area
  Coordinates14°07′N 15°18′E / 14.117°N 15.300°E / 14.117; 15.300
 
 1960
150,000 km2 (58,000 sq mi)
 1993
114,520 km2 (44,220 sq mi)
Population 
 1960
215133
 1993
279927
  TypePrefecture
Historical eraCold War
 Established[1]
13 February 1960
 Separation of Lac Prefecture[1]
29 October 1962
 Disestablished[1]
1 September 1999
Political subdivisionsSub-prefectures (1993)[2]
  • Mao
  • Moussoro
  • Nokou
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Kanem Region
Lac Prefecture
Kanem Department
Bahr el Gazel Department
Area and population source:[1]

Kanem was one of the 14 prefectures of Chad. Located in the west of the country, Kanem covered an area of 114,520 square kilometers and had a population of 279,927 in 1993. Its capital was Mao.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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


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