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Logone Oriental Prefecture Préfecture du Logone Oriental | |||||||||||
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Prefecture of Chad | |||||||||||
1962–1999 | |||||||||||
Capital | Doba | ||||||||||
Area | |||||||||||
• Coordinates | 8°39′N 16°51′E / 8.650°N 16.850°E | ||||||||||
• 1993 | 28,035 km2 (10,824 sq mi) | ||||||||||
Population | |||||||||||
• 1993 | 441,064 | ||||||||||
• Type | Prefecture | ||||||||||
Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||||
• Established[1] | 9 January 1962 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished[1] | 1 September 1999 | ||||||||||
Political subdivisions | Sub-prefectures (1993)[2]
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Logone Oriental was one of the 14 prefectures of Chad. Located in the southwest of the country, Logone Oriental covered an area of 28,035 square kilometers and had a population of 441,064 in 1993. Its capital was Doba.