Bénoye

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Bénoye
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Bénoye
Location in Chad
Coordinates: 8°59′27″N16°19′01″E / 8.99083°N 16.31694°E / 8.99083; 16.31694 Coordinates: 8°59′27″N16°19′01″E / 8.99083°N 16.31694°E / 8.99083; 16.31694
CountryFlag of Chad.svg  Chad
Region Logone Occidental
Department Ngourkosso
Sub-Prefecture Benoye
Population (2009)
  Total 12,097
Time zone UTC+1

Bénoye is a city in the Logone Occidental Region, Chad. It is the administrative center of the Ngourkosso Department.

Chad Country in central Africa

Chad, officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in north-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. It is the fifth largest country in Africa and the second-largest in Central Africa in terms of area.

Ngourkosso is one of four departments in Logone Occidental, a region of Chad. Its capital is Benoyé.

Population

Population by years: [1]

1993 2009
11,573 12,097

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