# Pala, Chad

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**Pala** (Arabic: بالا) is a town in [Chad](/source/Chad) and the capital of the [region](/source/Regions_of_Chad) of [Mayo-Kebbi Ouest](/source/Mayo-Kebbi_Ouest). The [Fula language](/source/Fula_language) is spoken in the area. The [Roman Catholic](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Pala) bishopric of Pala served Mayo-Kebbi Prefecture, in 1970, Pala included 116,000 of Chad's 160,000 Catholics.

It has the country's first [gold mine](/source/Gold_mine), opened by the South Korean company [Afko](/source/Afko). However, [cotton](/source/Cotton) picking is the main industry in the area.

The town is served by [Pala Airport](/source/Pala_Airport).

## Demographics

Year Population[1] 1993 26,115 2008 37,380

## References

1. [World Gazetteer: Chad](https://web.archive.org/web/20070930182845/http://bevoelkerungsstatistik.de/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=de&dat=32&geo=-205&srt=pnan&col=aohdq&pt=c&va=x)

## External links

- [gold mine opened](https://web.archive.org/web/20050904021239/http://mbendi.co.za/indy/ming/af/ch/p0005.htm)

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