Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region

The Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti (BET) is one of the 18 regions of Chad (Decrees N° 415/PR/MAT/02 and 419/PR/MAT/02), its capital is Faya-Largeau. It is composed by the former Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Prefecture. Most of the region is part of the Sahara desert.

[edit] Subdivisions

The region of Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti is divided in 4 departments:

Department	Capital	Sub-prefectures
Borkou	Faya-Largeau	Borkou Yala, Faya-Largeau, Kouba Olanga, Yebibou, Yarda
Ennedi Est	Bahaï	Bahaï, Bao Billiat, Kaoura, Mourdi
Ennedi Ouest	Fada	Fada, Gouro, Kalait, Ounianga
Tibesti	Bardaï	Aouzou, Bardaï, Wour, Zouar, Zoumri

The region had a population of 70,603 inhabitants in 1993, of whom 59,479 are sedentary and 11,124 nomad.

The main ethnico-linguistic groups are the Daza (55.96%), the Teda (22.63%), the Zaghawa (10.17%) and the Arabs (2.57%).

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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)

Departments of Chad · Prefectures of Chad