Uara ( Arabic: Muqāṭaʿâtu Wārā , مقاطعة وارا , FR. Ouara ) is one of the three departments of the Waddai administrative region in the Republic of Chad . The capital of the department is located in the city of Abeche .
| The Department | |
| Huara | |
|---|---|
| Arab. مقاطعة وارا | |
| A country |  Chad |
| Included in | Waddai |
| Includes | 7 sub-prefectures |
| Adm. Centre | Abeshe |
| Prefect | Kidandi Jossala Thomas [1] |
| History and Geography | |
| Timezone | +1 |
| Population | |
| Population | 335,309 [2] people ( 2012 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| ISO 3166-2 Code | TD-OD-OR |
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Population
According to the census, in 2009, 328 647 people ( 163 471 men and 165 176 women) lived in the department [3] . According to other sources, in 2012 the population of the department was 335 309 people [2] . However, the Huara department is one of the largest in Chad in terms of population.
Administrative Division
Following the 2008 restructuring reform [4] , the department [2] was separated from the Whar. Currently, the department of Huara includes 7 sub-prefectures [3] :
- Abeshe
- Abugudam ;
- Amleiun ;
- Burtail ;
- Shokoyan ;
- Gery ;
- Martha .
Culture
The department houses the ruins of the ancient city of Huara , the former capital of the Wadai Sultanate . On July 21, 2005, the ruins of Huara were added as candidates for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List [5] .
See also
- Chad Administrative Division
Notes
- ↑ Decree No. 1156 / PR / PM / MISP / 2008 of October 9, 2008.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Departments of Chad (English) (2012). Date of treatment November 29, 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 Deuxième Recensement General de la Population et de l'Habitat (RGPH2, 2009) (Fr.) (pdf) (link not available) . l'Inseed Tchad (2012). Date of treatment November 29, 2017. Archived November 18, 2017.
- ↑ Decree on the restructuring of certain local and regional authorities No. 002 / PR / 08 of February 19, 2008.
- ↑ Les ruines d'Ouara (Fr.) . UNESCO Date of treatment December 26, 2017.