Bitkine

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Bitkine ({{langx|ar|بتكين}}) is a small city and sub-prefecture in the center of Chad. The city is the chef-lieu of the Abtouyour department, in Guéra Region.

Demographics

Ethnic composition by canton in 2016:Oxfam and Office National de Développement Rural (ONDR). 2016. [https://www.prospect-cs.be/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Atlas-Guera-Partie-1_v2016.pdf Atlas de la vulnérabilité dans le Guera. Première partie: synthèse regional]. 2nd edition (updated from 2013 edition). PASISAT (Projet d’Appui à l’Amélioration du Système d’Information sur la Sécurité Alimentaire au Tchad).

Djonkor Canton (population: 17,462; villages: 24):

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! Ethnic group !! Linguistic affiliation !! Percentage

JayaBagirmi60
ArabSemitic30
KengaBagirmi10

Kenga Canton (population: 78,236; villages: 70):

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! Ethnic group !! Linguistic affiliation !! Percentage

KengaBagirmi95
ArabSemitic4
BornoSaharan1

Arabe Imar Canton (population: 17,565; villages: 100):

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! Ethnic group !! Linguistic affiliation !! Percentage

ArabSemitic90
DangléatEast Chadic6
BidioEast Chadic4

References