Logone Occidental is one of the 23 regions of Chad, located in the southwest of the country.
Moundou is the regional capital and second largest city in Chad; other major settlements in the region include Bao, Bébalem, Béïnamar, Béïssa, Békiri, Béladjia, Bémangra, Bénoye, Bourou, Déli, Dodinda, Doguindi, Krim Krim, Laoukassy, Mbalkabra, Mballa Banyo, Ngondong and Saar Gogné.
[2] As per the Chadian census of 2009, the total population in the region was 683,293,[1] 51.50 per cent female.
As a part of decentralisation in February 2003, the country was administratively split into regions, departments, municipalities and rural communities.
[5] As of 2016, there are totally 23 regions in Chad, which are divided based on population and administrative convenience.