Bahr el Gazel Department

Coordinates: 13°38′N 16°29′E / 13.633°N 16.483°E

Bahr el Gazel (in French: Barh El Gazel[1][2][3]) was formerly a department in the Kanem region of Chad.

In 2008 the former department was split from Kanem to become a new region of the same name.[4]

The capital of the former department and new region is Moussoro.

Sub-divisions

The department was divided into six sub-prefectures:

References

  1. ↑ "Regions and departments of Chad (list and maps)". United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "Décret 11-530 2011-06-01 PR/PM/MCD/11: Décret fixant le nombre des conseillers municipaux des Communes chefs-leix des Régions et des Départements" [Decree fixing the number of municipal councilors of main towns of Regions and of Departments]. Government of Chad. 1 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "List provisoire des candidats aux elections legislatives" [Provisional list of candidates for legislative elections]. Republique du Tchad - Commission Electorale Nationale Indépendante (CENI; National Independent Electoral Commission).
  4. ↑ "Ordonnance n° 002/PR/08 portant restructuration de certaines collectivités territoriales décentralisées" [Ordinance No. 002/PR/08 on restructuring]. Government of Chad. 19 February 2008.