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 | ||
Jaya | Bagirmi | 60 |
Arab | Semitic | 30 |
Kenga | Bagirmi | 10 |
Kenga Canton (population: 78,236; villages: 70):
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! Ethnic group !! Linguistic affiliation !! Percentage | ||
Kenga | Bagirmi | 95 |
Arab | Semitic | 4 |
Borno | Saharan | 1 |
Arabe Imar Canton (population: 17,565; villages: 100):
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! Ethnic group !! Linguistic affiliation !! Percentage | ||
Arab | Semitic | 90 |
Dangléat | East Chadic | 6 |
Bidio | East Chadic | 4 |