The
departments of Chad
The regions of Chad are divided into 61 Department (country subdivision), departments. The departments are listed below, by name and by region.
Departments sorted by name
Departments grouped by region
The following is a list of departments ...
are divided into 348
sub-prefectures (''sous-préfectures'').
List of sub-prefectures by department and by region
* The following is a list of departments grouped by
region
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.
Shown next to each department is its population as of 2009,
the name of its
capital
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or main town (''
chef-lieu
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'' in French), and a list of sub-prefectures (''
sous-préfecture
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Albania
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s'').
Bahr El Gazel
Created in 2008 from the
Kanem region's former
Barh El Gazel department.
Batha Batha may refer to:
* Batha Region, one of the regions of Chad
* Batha Prefecture, a former division of Chad
* Batha, Lebanon, one of the villages in Keserwan District in Lebanon
* Batha, an alternate term for garrigue, or Mediterranean scrubland
* ...
Borkou
Borku (french: Borkou) or Borgu (') is a region of Central Africa, mostly in Northern Chad, forming part of the transitional zone between the arid wastes of the Sahara and the fertile lands of the central Sudan. It is bounded N. by the Tibesti ...
Created in 2008 from the
Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti region's former
Borkou
Borku (french: Borkou) or Borgu (') is a region of Central Africa, mostly in Northern Chad, forming part of the transitional zone between the arid wastes of the Sahara and the fertile lands of the central Sudan. It is bounded N. by the Tibesti ...
department.
Chari-Baguirmi Chari-Baguirmi may refer to:
* Chari-Baguirmi Prefecture, one of the 14 prefectures of Chad, 1960–1999
* Chari-Baguirmi Region
Chari-Baguirmi ( ar, شاري باقرمي) is one of the 23 regions of Chad. Its capital is Massenya. It is compose ...
Ennedi
The Ennedi Plateau is located in the northeast of Chad, in the regions of Ennedi-Ouest and Ennedi-Est. It is considered a part of the group of mountains known as the Ennedi Massif found in Chad, which is one of the nine countries that make up t ...
Created in 2008 from the
Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti region's former
Ennedi Est
Ennedi Est ( ar, إنيدي الشرقية) was a department of the former Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti region in Chad. Its capital was Bahaï.
In 2008, the former Ennedi Est and Ennedi Ouest departments of Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti became the new Ennedi ...
and
Ennedi Ouest
Ennedi Ouest ( ar, إنيدي الغربية) was a department of the former Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti region in Chad. Its capital was Fada.
In 2008, the former Ennedi Ouest and Ennedi Est departments of Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti became the new Enned ...
departments.
Guéra
Hadjer-Lamis
Hadjer-Lamis ( ar, حجر لميس) is one of the 23 regions of Chad, located in the southwest of the country. Its capital is Massakory. It corresponds to part of the former prefecture of Chari-Baguirmi (sub-prefectures of Bokoro and of Massako ...
Kanem
Lac
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Logone Occidental
Logone Oriental
Mandoul
Mayo-Kebbi Est
Mayo-Kebbi Est ( ar, مايو كيبي الشرقية) is one of the 23 regions of Chad. Its capital is Bongor. It is composed of the northern areas of the former prefecture of Mayo-Kebbi (sub-prefectures of Bongor, Fianga and Gounou Gaya).
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Mayo-Kebbi Ouest
Mayo-Kebbi Ouest ( ar, مايو كيبي الغربية) is one of the 23 regions of Chad. Its capital is Pala. It is composed of the southern areas of the former prefecture of Mayo-Kebbi (sub-prefectures of Pala and Léré).
Geography
The re ...
Moyen-Chari
Ouaddaï
Salamat
Sila
Created in 2008 from the
Ouaddaï region's former
Sila and
Djourf Al Ahmar departments.
Tandjilé
Tibesti
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Created in 2008 from the
Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti region's former
Tibesti
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department.
Wadi Fira
Wadi Fira ( ar, وادي فيرا) is one of the 23 regions of Chad. Its capital is the town of Biltine. The region corresponds with the former prefecture of Biltine.
Geography
The region borders Borkou Region, Ennedi-Ouest Region and ...
N'Djamena
N'Djamena ( ) is the capital and largest city of Chad. It is also a special statute region, divided into 10 districts or ''arrondissements''.
The city serves as the centre of economic activity in Chad. Meat, fish and cotton processing are the ...
(capital)
N'Djamena, the
capital city
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of Chad, is also a
special statute region. It has no departments, but is divided into 10 ''
arrondissements
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Europe
France
The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements'', ...
''.
See also
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Regions of Chad
The Republic of Chad is made up of twenty-three regions.
Chad was divided into regions in 2002. It was previously divided into prefectures, and then departments.
Current regions
This is a list of the regions of Chad since 2012, with population ...
*
Departments of Chad
The regions of Chad are divided into 61 Department (country subdivision), departments. The departments are listed below, by name and by region.
Departments sorted by name
Departments grouped by region
The following is a list of departments ...
References
Subdivisions of Chad
Chad 3
Chad geography-related lists
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