Mongo, Chad
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Mongo (Arabic: مونقو, Mūnqū) is a city and sub-prefecture in Chad, the capital of the region of Guéra. Located in the northern part of the region, it lies 252.2 miles (406 km) by road east of the capital N'Djamena. It is served by Mongo Airport.
On 11 April 2006, rebels of the United Front for Democratic Change (FUC) took the central city.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}
Climate
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| location = Mongo (1961-1990)
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| Jan high C =33.1
| Feb high C =35.6
| Mar high C =39.0
| Apr high C =38.7
| May high C =38.6
| Jun high C =35.0
| Jul high C =31.9
| Aug high C =29.6
| Sep high C =32.0
| Oct high C =34.4
| Nov high C =33.6
| Dec high C =31.2
| year high C =
| Jan low C =17.6
| Feb low C =20.6
| Mar low C =24.5
| Apr low C =26.8
| May low C =26.4
| Jun low C =24.5
| Jul low C =22.7
| Aug low C =21.7
| Sep low C =21.9
| Oct low C =21.8
| Nov low C =19.7
| Dec low C =17.8
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| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm =0.0
| Feb rain mm =0.0
| Mar rain mm =2.0
| Apr rain mm =11.7
| May rain mm =34.2
| Jun rain mm =88.8
| Jul rain mm =172.0
| Aug rain mm =241.3
| Sep rain mm =103.1
| Oct rain mm =27.7
| Nov rain mm =0.9
| Dec rain mm =0.0
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| unit rain days = 0.1 mm
| Jan rain days =0
| Feb rain days =0
| Mar rain days =1
| Apr rain days =3
| May rain days =6
| Jun rain days =9
| Jul rain days =14
| Aug rain days =15
| Sep rain days =12
| Oct rain days =3
| Nov rain days =1
| Dec rain days =0
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Demographics
Mongo city demographics:[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930182845/http://bevoelkerungsstatistik.de/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=de&dat=32&geo=-205&srt=pnan&col=aohdq&pt=c&va=x World Gazetteer: Chad]
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! Year ! Population |
| 1993
| 21,443 |
| 2008
| 29,261 |
| 2012
| 40,233 |
=By canton=
Ethnic composition by canton in 2016 for the sub-prefecture of Mongo: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).
Migami Canton (population: 47,665; villages: 43):
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! Ethnic group !! Linguistic affiliation !! Percentage | ||
| Migami | East Chadic | 95 |
| Arab | Semitic | 3 |
| Ouaddai | Semitic | 2 |
Dadjo 1 Canton (population: 25,208; villages: 50):
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! Ethnic group !! Linguistic affiliation !! Percentage | ||
| Daju | Daju | 90 |
| Arab | Semitic | 6 |
| Kuka | Bagirmi | 4 |
Oyo Canton (population: 11,449; villages: 14):
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! Ethnic group !! Linguistic affiliation !! Percentage | ||
| Arab | Semitic | 90 |
| Tunkul | Semitic | 7 |
| Bidio | East Chadic | 3 |
Schools
Less than half of girls in Mongo go to primary school, and less than 5% of girls in the region make it to secondary school. More boys than girls go to school in Mongo.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-4f97a049-aa24-49a2-b25a-d6c2f3d2f72a |title = Life in a town called Mongo, Chad. Are the lives of some of the world's poorest people improving? - BBC News}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929092738/http://www.travelpost.com/AF/Chad/Guera/Mongo/5430123 TravelPost.com Information on Mongo]
- [http://bbc.in/1HsuSQd BBC profile of life in the town]
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Category:Populated places in Chad
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