Kanem (region)

region of Chad
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14°07′10″N 15°18′48″E / 14.1194°N 15.3133°E / 14.1194; 15.3133

Kanem
كانم
Map of Chad showing Kanem
Map of Chad showing Kanem
CountryChad
Departments3
Sub-prefectures10
Regional capitalMao
Population
 (2009)
 • Total354,603

Kanem is one of 23 regions in Chad. The capital is Mao. It is named after the Kanem Empire.

It was created in 2002 from the former Prefecture of Kanem. In 2008, a portion of the Kanem region (the Bahr el Gazel Department) was split off to become the new Bahr el Gazel Region.

Since 2008, the region of Kanem is divided in three departments, namely: