Tandjilé Prefecture

Tandjilé Prefecture
Préfecture du Tandjilé
Prefecture of Chad

1962–1999
 

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Capital Laï
9°24′N 16°18′E / 9.400°N 16.300°ECoordinates: 9°24′N 16°18′E / 9.400°N 16.300°E
Government Prefecture
Historical era Cold War
 - Established[1] 9 January 1962
 - Disestablished[1] 1 September 1999
Area
 - 1993 18,045 km2 (6,967 sq mi)
Population
 - 1993 453,854 
Density 25.2 /km2  (65.1 /sq mi)
Political subdivisions Sub-prefectures (1993)[2]
  • Béré
  • Kélo
  • Laï
Area and population source:[1]

This article refers to one of the former prefectures of Chad. From 2002 the country was divided into 18 regions.

Tandjilé was one of the 14 prefectures of Chad. Located in the southwest of the country, Tandjilé covered an area of 18,045 square kilometers and had a population of 453,854 in 1993. Its capital was Laï.

References


Prefectures of Chad

Batha · Biltine · Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti · Chari-Baguirmi · Guéra · Kanem · Lac · Logone Occidental · Logone Oriental · Mayo-Kébbi · Moyen-Chari · Ouaddaï · Salamat · Tandjilé ·

See also : Regions of Chad - Departments of Chad