The
departments of Chad
The provinces of Chad have been divided into 120 Department (country subdivision), departments since 2024. The departments are listed below, by name and by former region.
Departments sorted by name
Departments grouped by region (prior to ...
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
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ...
.
Shown next to each department is its population as of 2009,
the name of its
capital or main town (''
chef-lieu'' in French), and a list of sub-prefectures (''
sous-préfectures'').
Bahr El Gazel
Created in 2008 from the
Kanem region'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's former
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 ...
department.
Chari-Baguirmi
Ennedi
Created in 2008 from the
Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti region's former
Ennedi Est and
Ennedi Ouest departments.
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's former
Sila and
Djourf Al Ahmar departments.
Tandjilé
Tibesti
Created in 2008 from the
Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti region's former
Tibesti department.
Wadi Fira
N'Djamena (capital)
N'Djamena, the
capital city
A capital city, or just capital, is the municipality holding primary status in a country, state (polity), state, province, department (administrative division), department, or other administrative division, subnational division, usually as its ...
of Chad, is also a
special statute region. It has no departments, but is divided into 10 ''
arrondissements''.
See also
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Regions of Chad
*
Departments of Chad
The provinces of Chad have been divided into 120 Department (country subdivision), departments since 2024. The departments are listed below, by name and by former region.
Departments sorted by name
Departments grouped by region (prior to ...
References
Subdivisions of Chad
Chad 3
Chad geography-related lists
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