Demography
The population of the region was 280,804 in 1993, of whom 269,846 were settled (rural: 239,104; urban: 30,742) and 10,956 were nomads.
The principal ethnico-linguistic groups are the Daza (48,25%), the Kanembu (40,54%) and Baggara Arabs (4,97%).
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