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Bongor
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Bongor () is a city in Chad, the capital of the region of Mayo-Kebbi Est. It is located on the eastern bank of the Logone River. During the rainy season (May–September), the Logone is navigable between Bongor and N'Djamena, Chad's capital. The population is 29,268 (2008).
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Bongor is a city and border town located in the Mayo-Boneye administrative entity within Chad. It serves as the capital of the Mayo-Kebbi Est Region. The city is situated at an elevation of 334 meters above sea level and operates in the UTC+01:00 time zone.
Population figures for the area vary, with one source listing 27,770 residents and another citing 63,699. The location is classified as a residential area. Current weather observations indicate a temperature of 34.16 degrees, humidity at 30 percent, and wind speed of 1.39.
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- Locality
- Bongor
- Region
- Mayo-Kebbi Est مايو كيبي الشرقية
- Country
- Tchad تشاد
- Population
- 63,699
- Timezone
- Africa/Ndjamena
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Bongor
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Fiume Logone a Bongor Ciad aprile 2004 img288.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- The Logone River in Bongor
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Chad
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 280
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Chad
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- 1
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Mayo-Kebbi Est
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Department
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Mayo-Boneye
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Sub-Prefecture
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Bongor
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2010
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- border city
- Country
- Chad
- Located in
- Mayo-Boneye
- Population
- 27770
- Elevation
- 334
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Capital of
- Mayo-Kebbi Est Region
- Image
- Fiume Logone a Bongor Ciad aprile 2004 img288.jpg
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- Bongor
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Travel guide
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thumb|Logone River Bongor has a lively central market square, an airport, a post office, a hospital, and the administrative offices for the Mayo-Kebbi Prefecture. Cotton and rice are the primary cash crops of the region. There is a hotel on the bank of the Logone.
The primary indigenous tribal group are the Masa people.
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The principal market day is Monday and people come from the entire region for the weekly market.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Climate
- Demographics
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- References
Bongor () is a city in Chad, the capital of the region of Mayo-Kebbi Est. It is located on the eastern bank of the Logone River. During the rainy season (May–September), the Logone is navigable between Bongor and N'Djamena, Chad's capital. The population is 29,268 (2008).
Bongor has a lively central market square, an airport, a post office, a hospital, and the administrative offices for the Mayo-Kebbi Prefecture. Cotton and rice are the primary cash crops of the region. There is a hotel on the bank of the Logone. The principal market day is Monday and people come from the entire region for the weekly market.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bongor” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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