Kanem (prefecture)

Kanem Prefecture Préfecture du Kanem
Prefecture of Chad
1960–1999
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Capital	Mao
Area
• Coordinates	14°07′N15°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	215,133
• 1993	279,927
• Type	Prefecture
Historical era	Cold War
• Established [1]	13 February 1960
• Separation of Lac Prefecture [1]	29 October 1962
• Disestablished [1]	1 September 1999
Political subdivisions	Sub-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

• Regions of Chad

References

1. "Administrative Divisions of Countries: Regions of Chad". www.statoids.com.
2. "Administrative Divisions of Countries: Departments of Chad". www.statoids.com.

Prefectures of Chad

Batha  · Biltine  · Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti  · Chari-Baguirmi  · Guéra  · Kanem  · Lac  · Logone Occidental  · Logone Oriental  · Mayo-Kébbi  · Moyen-Chari  · Ouaddaï  · Salamat  · Tandjilé  ·

See also : Regions of Chad - Departments of Chad