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.
Climate
Demographics Mongo city demographics:World Gazetteer: Chad 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. 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):
Ethnic group Linguistic affiliation Percentage Migami East Chadic 95 Arab Semitic 3 Ouaddai Semitic 2
Dadjo 1 Canton (population: 25,208; villages: 50):
Ethnic group Linguistic affiliation Percentage Daju Daju 90 Arab Semitic 6 Kuka Bagirmi 4
Oyo Canton (population: 11,449; villages: 14):
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.
References
External links TravelPost.com Information on Mongo BBC profile of life in the town