The

provinces of Chad The Chad, Republic of Chad is divided into 23 provinces. Chad was divided into regions in 2002. It was previously divided into prefectures of Chad, prefectures, and then departments of Chad, departments. On , a new ordinance divided Chad into 23 ...

have been divided into 120

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since 2024. The departments are listed below, by name and by former region.

Departments sorted by name

Departments grouped by region (prior to 2018)

The following is a list of departments grouped by

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, prior to the reorganization into provinces in 2018, followed by further division until 2024. Shown next to each department is its population as of 2009, the name of its capital or main town (''

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'' in French), and a list of sub-prefectures (''

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s'').

Bahr El Gazel

Created in 2008 from the

Kanem region Kanem () is one of the regions of Chad, 23 regions of Chad. It is named after the famous Kanem Empire, which was centred in this vicinity. The region's capital city, capital is Mao, Chad, Mao. It was created in 2002 from the former prefectures ...

's former Barh El Gazel department.

Batha

Borkou The Borkou region () is a province of Chad which was created in 2008 from the Borkou department of the former Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti region. Its capital is Faya-Largeau. Geography Borkou is located in the Sahara Desert, and contains parts of ...

Created in 2008 from the

Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti region The Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti (BET) was until 2008 one of the then 18 regions of Chad, its capital being Faya-Largeau. It comprised the former Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Prefecture. Most of the region was part of the Sahara desert. In 2008, this region w ...

's former

Borkou department Borkou () is one of two departments of Chad, departments of the Borkou Region in Chad . It was established by Ordinance No. 002/PR/08 of 19 February 2008. Its capital is Faya-Largeau. Bourkou was formerly one of four departments in the Bourkou-Enn ...

Chari-Baguirmi

Ennedi-Est

Ennedi-Ouest

Guéra

Hadjer-Lamis

Kanem

Lac

Logone Occidental

Logone Oriental

Mandoul

Mayo-Kebbi Est

Mayo-Kebbi Ouest

Moyen-Chari

Ouaddaï

Salamat

Sila

Created in 2008 from the

Ouaddaï region Ouaddaï may refer to: * Ouaddaï highlands, an area in eastern Chad along the border with Sudan * Ouaddaï Prefecture Ouaddaï may refer to: * Ouaddaï highlands, an area in eastern Chad along the border with Sudan * Ouaddaï Prefecture, a form ...

's former Sila and Djourf Al Ahmar departments.

Tandjilé

Tibesti

Created in 2008 from the

's former Tibesti department.

Wadi Fira

N'Djamena N'Djamena ( ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Chad, largest city of Chad. It is also a Provinces of Chad, special statute region, divided into 10 districts or ''arrondissements'', similar to the city of Paris. Originally calle ...
(capital)

N'Djamena, the

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of Chad, is also a

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. It is divided into 10 '' arrondissements'' which are its department-equivalents.

References

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Departments sorted by name

Departments grouped by region (prior to 2018)

Borkou The Borkou region () is a province of Chad which was created in 2008 from the Borkou department of the former Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti region. Its capital is Faya-Largeau. Geography Borkou is located in the Sahara Desert, and contains parts of ...

N'Djamena N'Djamena ( ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Chad, largest city of Chad. It is also a Provinces of Chad, special statute region, divided into 10 districts or ''arrondissements'', similar to the city of Paris. Originally calle ... (capital)

See also

References

N'Djamena N'Djamena ( ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Chad, largest city of Chad. It is also a Provinces of Chad, special statute region, divided into 10 districts or ''arrondissements'', similar to the city of Paris. Originally calle ...
(capital)