Moundou

The city was created on 8 November 1923 by the French sergeant and administrator Joseph-François Reste, Lieutenant-General of Chad from 1923 to 1926 and future Governor General of French Equatorial Africa, who, from the whaleboat upon which he navigated the Logone, found the site pretty. By 1916, the military conquest of Chad was completed, however movements of resistance to the colonial regime took place. It was especially in the southwest of the country that dissensions continued until about 1930. He decided to found the post of Moundou in the centre of the rebellious zone. The rebellious situation did not change much with the arrival of Lieutenant Robert Reverdy. Chief of the district of the Middle Logone in 1925, Reverdy, who became a director in 1927, completed an uninterrupted stay for five years and eight months. He moved the chief town of the district to Moundou in 1927. …

Like other parts of southern Chad and the East Sudanian savanna, Moundou has a typical tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw), with a wet season and a dry season and the temperature being hot year-round. The average annual high temperature is 34.0 °C (93.2 °F), while the average annual low temperature is 20.1 °C (68.2 °F). The hottest time of year is from March to May, just before the wet season starts. March has the highest average high at 38.6 °C (101.5 °F), while the highest average low is 24.2 °C (75.6 °F) in April. August has the lowest average high at 29.8 °C (85.6 °F) (the only average high below 30.0 °C (86.0 °F)), while December has the lowest average low at 14.6 °C (58.3 °F). Moundou receives 1,082.8 millimetres (42.63 in) of rain over 85 precipitation days, with a distinct wet and dry season like most tropical savanna climates. …

The city has an industry of ginning and processing of cotton (oil and soap) under CotonTchad. The export of cotton was done before the discovery of oil, the current main source of income for Chad. Cotton cultivation has been funded by French corporations (through the CCCE, now the AFD, and the public company Dagris, now Geocoton) and the European Development Fund of the European Union. The city has also a historical beer industry through the Brasseries du Logone and the Gala brand, synonymous with luxury beer in Chad and in Cameroon. Cigarettes are made in the city by the Manufacture des Cigarettes du Tchad (MCT) company.

Moundou is situated on one of the main roads in southern Chad. The road runs from Léré on the border with Cameroon, through Pala, Kélo, Moundou, Doba, Koumra and Sarh. The town is served by Moundou Airport (IATA: MQQ, ICAO: FTTD), with a paved runway.