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Mongo, Chad

Place in Guéra Region, Chad

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Mongo (Arabic: مونقو, Mūnqū) is a city and sub-prefecture in Chad, the capital of the region of Guéra. Located in the northern part of the region, it lies 252.2 miles (406 km) by road east of the capital N'Djamena. It is served by Mongo Airport.

On 11 April 2006, rebels of the United Front for Democratic Change (FUC) took the central city.

01Demographics

Mongo city demographics:

Year Population
1993 21,443
2008 29,261
2012 40,233

By canton

Ethnic composition by canton in 2016 for the sub-prefecture of Mongo:

Migami Canton (population: 47,665; villages: 43):

Ethnic groupLinguistic affiliationPercentage
MigamiEast Chadic95
ArabSemitic3
OuaddaiSemitic2

Dadjo 1 Canton (population: 25,208; villages: 50):

Ethnic groupLinguistic affiliationPercentage
DajuDaju90
ArabSemitic6
KukaBagirmi4

Oyo Canton (population: 11,449; villages: 14):

Ethnic groupLinguistic affiliationPercentage
ArabSemitic90
TunkulSemitic7
BidioEast Chadic3

02Schools

Less than half of girls in Mongo go to primary school, and less than 5% of girls in the region make it to secondary school. More boys than girls go to school in Mongo.

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