Tandjilé ( ar, تانجلي) is one of the 23

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of Chad, located in the south-west of the country. Its capital is

Laï Laï ( ar, لادي) is a city in Chad. It lies on the Logone River and is the capital of the region of Tandjilé. The town is served by Laï Airport. History This city is notable for the Battle of Lai during World War I World War I ...

. It corresponds to the former prefecture of the same name.

Geography

The region borders

Chari-Baguirmi Region Chari-Baguirmi ( ar, شاري باقرمي) is one of the 23 regions of Chad. Its capital is Massenya. It is composed of part of the former Chari-Baguirmi Prefecture ( sub-prefectures of Massenya and Bousso) and parts of the sub-prefecture of N' ...

to the north,

Moyen-Chari Region Moyen-Chari ( ar, شاري الأوسط) is one of the 23 regions of Chad, located in the south of the country. Its capital is Sarh. The former prefecture of the same name was larger and included modern Mandoul Region. Geography The region bor ...

and

Mandoul Region Mandoul ( ar, ماندول) is one of the 23 regions of Chad. Located in the south of the country, it comprises part of the former prefecture of Moyen-Chari. The regional capital is Koumra. Geography The region borders Tandjilé Region to th ...

to the east,

Logone Occidental Region Logone Occidental is one of the 23 regions of Chad, located in the south-west of the country. Its capital is Moundou. It is coterminous with the former Logone Occidental Prefecture. Geography The region borders Tandjilé Region to the north, ...

and

Logone Oriental Region Logone Oriental is one of the 23 regions of Chad, located in the south-west of the country. Its capital is Doba. It is coterminous with the former Logone Oriental Prefecture. Geography The region borders Logone Occidental Region and Tandjil� ...

to the south, and

Mayo-Kebbi Ouest Region 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 ...

and

Mayo-Kebbi Est Region 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). G ...

to the west.

Settlements

is the capital of the region; other major settlements include Baktchoro, Béré,

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, Déressia, Dono Manga, Guidari, Kélo and N'Dam.

Demography

As per the 2009 Chadian census the total population was 661,906. The region had 458,240 inhabitants in 1993, of whom 442,876 sedentary (rural, 385,537; urban, 57,339) and 15,364 nomad. The main ethnolinguistic groups are the Besme, Gabri, Goundo, Kabalai,

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, Kimré,

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, Lele, Mango, Marba, Mesme,

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, Nangtchéré, Ndam, the

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Ngambay, Somrai, Tobanga and Tumak.

Subdivisions

The region of Tandjilé is divided into two departments:

References

Regions of Chad {{Chad-geo-stub