The
Republic of Chad is made up of twenty-three regions.
Chad was divided into regions in 2002. It was previously divided into
prefectures
A prefecture (from the Latin ''Praefectura'') is an administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an appointed prefect. This can be a regional or local government subdivision in various countries, or a subdivision in certain international ...
, and then
departments
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
.
Current regions
This is a list of the regions of Chad since 2012, with population figures from the 2009 census.
History
From independence in 1960 until 1999 it was divided into
14 ''préfectures''. These were replaced in 1999 by
28 ''départements''. The country was reorganized again in 2002 to produce 18 ''régions''. In 2008, a further four ''régions'' were created, increasing the number to 22. Ennedi Region was split into Ennedi-Est and Ennedi-Ouest in 2012, producing the current 23 regions.
Regions (2008–2012)
Regions (2002–2008)
(1) created in 2004
Regions created in 2008
On February 19, 2008, four new regions were created:
* Former
Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region divided into:
**
Borkou Region
The Borkou region ( ar, بركو) is a region 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 ...
, from Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti's former
Borkou Department Borkou ( ar, بوركو) is one of two 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-Ennedi ...
**
Ennedi Region
Ennedi Region was a former region of Chad. It was created in 2008 from the Ennedi Est Department and Ennedi Ouest Department of the former Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region. The capital of the Ennedi region was Fada. In 2012 it was split into two ...
, from Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti's former
Ennedi Est and
Ennedi Ouest departments
**
Tibesti Region
Tibesti Region ( ar, مقاطعة تيبستي) is a region of Chad, located in far northwest of the country. Its capital is Bardaï. It was created in 2008 when the former Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region was split into three, with the Tibesti De ...
, from Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti's former
Tibesti Department
Tibesti ( ar, تبستي) was one of four departments within the former Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti region of Chad. Its capital was Bardaï.
In 2008 the Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region was split into three, with Tibesti Department becoming the separ ...
* Split from the
Kanem Region:
**
Barh El Gazel (Bahr El Gazel) region, from Kanem's former
Barh El Gazel (Bahr El Gazel) department
* Split from
Ouaddaï Region
**
Sila (Dar Sila) region, from Ouaddaï's former
Sila and
Djourf Al Ahmar (Djourouf Al Ahmar) departments
See also
*
ISO 3166-2:TD
References
Other sources
* ''Décret n° 419/PR/MAT/02'' (17 October 2002), concerning the creation of the ''régions''
* ''Ordonnance n° 002/PR/08 portant restructuration de certaines collectivités territoriales décentralisées'' (19 February 2008), concerning the creation of new ''régions'' in 2008
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