N'Djamena

N'Djamena
N'Djaména (French)
انجمينا (Arabic)
Fort-Lamy
Capital city
Top: N'Djamena skyline; Middle: National Assembly of Chad, Nation Square (Place de la Nation); Bottom:Downtown N'Djamena
Coat of arms of N'Djamena
Coat of arms
N'Djamena is located in Chad
N'Djamena
N'Djamena
Location in Chad and Africa
N'Djamena is located in Africa
N'Djamena
N'Djamena
N'Djamena (Africa)
Coordinates: 12°06′19″N 15°02′41″E / 12.10528°N 15.04472°E / 12.10528; 15.04472
Country Chad
Area
104 km2 (40 sq mi)
 • Metro
166 km2 (64 sq mi)
Elevation
298 m (978 ft)
Population
 (2009 census)
807,000
 • Density9,148/km2 (23,690/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,605,696
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (West Africa Time)
 • Summer (DST)(Not Observed)
Area code235
HDI (2021)0.432[1]
low · 1st
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N'Djamena[a] (English: /əndʒɑːˈmeɪnə/ ⓘ ən-jah-MAY-nə[3][4]) is the capital and largest city of Chad. It is also a special statute region, divided into 10 districts or arrondissements.

The city serves as the centre of economic activity in Chad. Meat, fish and cotton processing are the chief industries, and it is a regional market for livestock, salt, dates, and grains.

It is a port city located at the confluence of the Logone River with the Chari River, forming a transborder agglomeration with the city of Kousséri (in Cameroon), capital of the Department of Logone-et-Chari, which is on the west bank of both rivers.[5] In 2014, it had 1,093,492 inhabitants.

  1. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  2. ^ "World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 11 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Definition of N'Djamena". Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  4. ^ "N'Djamena". Lexico UK English Dictionary US English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2022-01-26.
  5. ^ Cahiers de l'Afrique de l'Ouest Dynamiques de l'Urbanisation Africaine 2020: Africapolis, Une Nouvelle Géographie Urbaine. OECD. 20 February 2020


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