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] Demography

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%).