Moyen-Chari (prefecture)
| Moyen-Chari Prefecture Préfecture du Moyen-Chari | |||||||||||||
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| Prefecture of Chad | |||||||||||||
| 1960–1999 | |||||||||||||
| Capital | Fort Archambault (1960–1972) Sarh (1972–1999) | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
| • Coordinates | 09°09′N 18°23′E / 9.150°N 18.383°E | ||||||||||||
• 1960 | 40,000 km2 (15,000 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
• 1993 | 45,180 km2 (17,440 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
• 1960 | 281,127 | ||||||||||||
• 1993 | 738,595 | ||||||||||||
| • Type | Prefecture | ||||||||||||
| Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||||||
• Established | 13 February 1960 | ||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1 September 1999 | ||||||||||||
| Political subdivisions | Sub-prefectures (1993)
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Moyen-Chari was one of the 14 prefectures of Chad. Located in the south of the country, Moyen-Chari covered an area of 45,180 square kilometers and had a population of 738,595 in 1993. Its capital was Sarh.