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N'Djamena

Middle Africa

N'Djamena is the capital and largest city of Chad. Originally called Fort-Lamy, it was founded by the French and renamed in 1975 to reflect local Chadian heritage, and it serves as the country's political and economic center on the Chari River. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
807,000 1
Area (sq km)
104 1
Founding Year
1900 2
Population Estimate Year
2009 1
Elevation (m)
298 1
Latitude
12.10528 degrees north 1
Longitude
15.04472 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Dry 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 3
Connections

Associated With

Chad, Countries
Source N'Djamena (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Chad, Countries
Source N'Djamena (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. N'Djamena (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    N'Djamena is the capital and largest city of Chad
  • Infobox: population_total
    807000
  • Infobox: population_as_of
    2009 census
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    104
  • Infobox, Elevation
    298 m (978 ft)
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    12°06′19″N 15°02′41″E / 12.10528°N 15.04472°E
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    12°06′19″N 15°02′41″E / 12.10528°N 15.04472°E
  • Associated With: Chad, Infobox, Country
    Chad
  • In Group: Cities of Middle Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. N'Djamena (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
Quote, P571 (inception)
inception 1900
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3. GeoNames: N'Djamena - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2427123
    12.10672 15.0444 P PPLC TD 21 1359526 299 Africa/Ndjamena
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 299 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 12.25, 15.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 12.25, 15.25
12.25 15.25 BSh
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Wikidata: N'Djamena
Wikidata Q3659, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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