Melfi, Chad

Melfi ملفي
Melfi Location in Chad
Coordinates: 11°3′35″N 17°55′59″E
Country	Chad
Region	Guéra Region
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

Melfi (Arabic: ملفي) is a town in the Guéra Region of southern-central Chad.

The Tele-Nugar Iron Mines, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, are located approximately 155 km south of Melfi.^[1]

Demographics

Ethnic composition by canton in 2016:^[2]

Gogmi Canton (population: 15,917; villages: 63):

Ethnic group	Linguistic affiliation	Percentage
Sokoro	East Chadic	75
Arab	Semitic	15
Fulbe	Senegambian	10

Melfi Canton (population: 23,700; villages: 104):

Ethnic group	Linguistic affiliation	Percentage
Dayakhire	?	70
Barain	East Chadic	20
Fulbe	Senegambian	10

Transport

The town is served by Melfi Airport.

References

1. Les curieuses mines de fer de Télé-Nugar - UNESCO World Heritage Centre Retrieved 2009-02-25.
2. 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).