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Guéra (province)
12°10′58″N 18°41′05″E / 12.18278°N 18.68472°E
Guéra (Arabic: قيرا, romanised: Qīrā) is one of the 23 provinces of Chad, created in 2002 from the former Guéra prefecture. The province's capital is Mongo. As of 2009[update], the population of the region was 553,795.
The province borders Batha Region to the north, Sila Region and Salamat Region to the east, Moyen-Chari Region to the south, and Chari-Baguirmi Region and Hadjer-Lamis Region to the west. The province contains several mountainous areas, such as the Kadam Massif and the Guéra Massif, the latter of which is composed of granites dissected by numerous dolerite dykes.
The Guéra province receives an annual rainfall of 744 mm (29.3 in).[citation needed] The province is the principal agricultural producing area in the whole country, producing cotton and groundnuts, the two main cash-crops of the country, as well as rice.
Half of the Zakouma National Park lies within the province.
The province of Guéra is divided into four departments, namely:
Mongo is the provincial capital. Sub-prefectures are:
As a part of decentralization in February 2003, the country is administratively split into regions, departments, municipalities and rural communities. The prefectures which were originally 14 in number were re-designated in 17 regions. The regions are administered by Governors appointed by the President. Prefects, who originally held the responsibility of the 14 prefectures, still retained their titles and were responsible for the administration of smaller departments in each region. The members of local assemblies are elected every six years, while the executive organs are elected every three years.
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Guéra (province)
12°10′58″N 18°41′05″E / 12.18278°N 18.68472°E
Guéra (Arabic: قيرا, romanised: Qīrā) is one of the 23 provinces of Chad, created in 2002 from the former Guéra prefecture. The province's capital is Mongo. As of 2009[update], the population of the region was 553,795.
The province borders Batha Region to the north, Sila Region and Salamat Region to the east, Moyen-Chari Region to the south, and Chari-Baguirmi Region and Hadjer-Lamis Region to the west. The province contains several mountainous areas, such as the Kadam Massif and the Guéra Massif, the latter of which is composed of granites dissected by numerous dolerite dykes.
The Guéra province receives an annual rainfall of 744 mm (29.3 in).[citation needed] The province is the principal agricultural producing area in the whole country, producing cotton and groundnuts, the two main cash-crops of the country, as well as rice.
Half of the Zakouma National Park lies within the province.
The province of Guéra is divided into four departments, namely:
Mongo is the provincial capital. Sub-prefectures are:
As a part of decentralization in February 2003, the country is administratively split into regions, departments, municipalities and rural communities. The prefectures which were originally 14 in number were re-designated in 17 regions. The regions are administered by Governors appointed by the President. Prefects, who originally held the responsibility of the 14 prefectures, still retained their titles and were responsible for the administration of smaller departments in each region. The members of local assemblies are elected every six years, while the executive organs are elected every three years.
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