1. Geography

2. Demographics

3. Administration

4. References

Hadjer-Lamis ({{lang-ar|حجر لميس}}) is one of the 23 regions of Chad. It is located in the southwest of the country. The capital is Massakory. It corresponds to part of the former prefecture of Chari-Baguirmi (sub-prefectures of Bokoro and of Massakory and part of N'Djamena).

Per the census of 2009, the total population in the region was 562,957, 50.1% females. The total number of households was 110,170: it was 93,126 in rural areas and 17,044 in urban areas. The number of nomads in the region was 26,615, 6.9% of the total population.

Geography

The region has a general elevation of {{convert|240|m|ft|abbr=on}} in the Lake Chad Depression towards the Guera Massif located at an elevation of {{convert|1800|m|ft|abbr=on}}, and extends eastwards towards the mountainous Saharan region which has an elevation of {{convert|3350|m|ft|abbr=on}}. The only rivers in the country of importance are Chari and Logone, flowing into Lake Chad. The region receives an annual rainfall of 744 mm (29.3 in) and has vegetational zones. The region is the principal agricultural region of the entire country, producing cotton and groundnut, the two main cash crops of the country. There are a variety of local crops like rice that are also grown in the region.^[1] Hadjer-Lamis is one of the 23 regions of Chad and the Head Post Office of the region is located in the capital. As of 2015, internet and telephone services were limited and post was the primary mode of communication.^[2]

Demographics

Per the census of 2009, the total population in the region was 562,957, 50.1% females. The average size of household as of 2009 was 5.1 : it was 5.1 in rural households, while it was 4.7 in urban areas. The total number of households was 110,170: it was 93,126 in rural areas and 17,044 in urban areas. The number of nomads in the region was 26,615, 6.90% of the total population. There were 559,339 people residing in private households. There were 239,133 above 18 years of age: 115,212 male and 123,921 female. The sex ratio was 100.00 for every hundred males. There were 536,342 sedentary staff, 5% of the total population.^[3]

Administration

Chad became independent in 1961 from the French Colonial Empire. On account of ensuing political instability and local civil wars, it continued as a one party democracy till 1991, while other parties were also allowed. All the powers rested centrally with the President.^[4] 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. The Prefects, who originally held the responsibility of the 14 prefects, still retained the 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. The region of Hadjer-Lamis is divided into three departments, namely, Dababa (capital Bokoro), Dagana (capital Massakory) and Haraze Al Biar (capital Massaguet ).^[5] As of 2016, there are totally 23 regions in Chad, which are divided based on population and administrative convenience.^[6]

References

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• Eremothera refracta
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• Eremurus
• Eren
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• Erena Mizusawa
• E. Renan
• Erena Ono
• Eren Aydin
• Eren Aydın
• Eren Bakıcı
• Eren Beyaz
• Erendira
• Erendira (disambiguation)
• Erenga
• Erengisle Sunason of Hultboda
• Eren Gungor
• Eren Güngör
• Erenice Alves Guerra
• Erenice Guerra
• Eren Keskin
• Erenkoey