Tandjilé Region

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Map of Chad showing Tandjilé

Tandjilé is one of the 18 regions of Chad (Decree N° 419/PR/MAT/02), and its capital is Laï.

[edit] Subdivisions

The region of Tandjilé is divided in 2 departments:

Department Capital Sub-prefectures
Tandjilé Est Laï Laï, Deressia, Dono Manga, Guidari, N'Dam
Tandjilé Ouest Kélo Kélo, Béré, Dafra, Delbian

[edit] Démography

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 ethnico-linguistic groups are the Marba (19,85 %), the Nangtchéré (13,62 %), the Lélé (13,93 %), the Ngambay (12,62 %) and the Gabri (10,61 %).


 
Regions of Chad
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Batha · Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti · Chari-Baguirmi · Guéra · Hadjer-Lamis · Kanem · Lac · Logone Occidental · Logone Oriental · Mandoul · Mayo-Kebbi Est · Mayo-Kebbi Ouest · Moyen-Chari · Ouaddaï · Salamat · Tandjilé · Wadi Fira
and the city of N'Djamena (special statute region)

See also : Departments of Chad · Prefectures of Chad