Nord Kanem

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Nord Kanem
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Nord Kanem is a department of Kanem Region in Chad. It was created by Ordinance No. 002 / PR / 08, on February 19, 2008. [1] Its capital is Nokou. [2] [3]

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Subdivisions

The department of Nord Kanem is divided into four sub-prefectures:

Administration

Prefect of North Kanem (since 2008):

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References

  1. ↑ "Ordonnance {{n°|002}}/PR/08 portant restructuration de certaines collectivités territoriales décentralisées". Archived from the original on 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  2. ↑ "List of governorates, prefectures, and sub-prefectures of Chad, and associated codes" (PDF) (in French). CPIG - Tchad (Comité de Promotion de l'Information Géographique au Tchad). April 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Social Statistics". Open Data for Africa. Retrieved 5 June 2018.


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