Provinces of Chad

The Republic of Chad is divided into 23 provinces.^[a]

Chad was divided into regions in 2002. It was previously divided into prefectures, and then departments.

On 10 August 2018, a new ordinance^[b] divided Chad into 23 provinces, 107 departments, and 377 communes. The names of the former regions remained the same but were now called provinces.

Current provinces

This is a list of the provinces of Chad (called regions before 2018), with official population figures from the 2009 census,^[1] and estimated population figures for mid 2023.

Administrative regions of Chad since 2012

No.	Province	Pop'n (2009)	Pop'n (1 July 2023)	Est. area (sq km)	Dens. (/sq km, 2023)	Capital	Departments
1	Batha	488,458	748,395	93,732	8.0	Ati	Batha Est, Batha Ouest, Fitri
22	Chari-Baguirmi	578,425	884,924	47,226	18.7	Massenya	Baguirmi, Chari, Loug Chari
23	Hadjer-Lamis	566,858	870,231	31,376	27.7	Massakory	Dababa, Dagana, Haraze Al Biar
5	Wadi Fira	508,383	792,394	56,362	14.0	Biltine	Biltine, Dar Tama, Kobé
2	Bahr el Gazel	257,267	407,256	58,525	7.0	Moussoro	Barh El Gazel Nord, Barh El Gazel Sud
3	Borkou	93,584	154,865	271,513	0.6	Faya-Largeau	Borkou, Borkou Yala
8	Ennedi Est	107,302	175,321	81,696	2.1	Am-Djarass	Am-Djarass, Wadi Hawar
12	Ennedi-Ouest	60,617	109,753	117,686	0.9	Fada	Fada, Mourtcha
9	Guéra	538,359	824,161	62,678	13.1	Mongo	Abtouyour, Barh Signaka, Guéra, Mangalmé
13	Kanem	333,387	505,839	70,516	7.2	Mao	Kanem, Nord Kanem, Wadi Bissam
14	Lac	331,496	509,258	20,543	24.8	Bol	Mamdi, Wayi
11	Logone Occidental	689,044	1,053,958	8,969	117.5	Moundou	Dodjé, Guéni, Lac Wey, Ngourkosso
7	Logone Oriental	779,339	1,184,567	24,119	49.1	Doba	La Nya, La Nya Pendé, La Pendé, Kouh-Est, Kouh-Ouest, Monts de Lam
15	Mandoul	628,065	1,002,346	17,761	56.4	Koumra	Barh Sara, Mandoul Occidental, Mandoul Oriental
6	Mayo-Kebbi Est	774,782	1,179,260	18,458	63.9	Bongor	Kabbia, Mayo-Boneye, Mayo-Lémié, Mont d'Illi
10	Mayo-Kebbi Ouest	564,470	858,593	12,787	67.1	Pala	Lac Léré, Mayo-Dallah
19	Moyen-Chari	588,008	902,311	42,307	21.3	Sarh	Barh Kôh, Grande Sido, Lac Iro
4	Ouaddaï	721,166	1,102,467	30,790	35.8	Abéché	Abdi, Assoungha, Ouara
17	Salamat	302,301	470,256	69,631	6.8	Am Timan	Aboudeïa, Barh Azoum, Haraze-Mangueigne
18	Sila	387,461	591,300	36,745	16.1	Goz Beïda	Djourf Al Ahmar, Kimiti
20	Tandjilé	661,906	1,007,812	17,891	56.3	Laï	Tandjilé Est, Tandjilé Ouest
21	Tibesti	25,483	52,626	135,896	0.4	Bardaï	Tibesti Est, Tibesti Ouest
16	N'Djamena (capital)	951,418	1,434,592	408	3,516.1	N'Djamena	10 dawāʾir or arrondissements

History

From independence in 1960 until 1999 it was divided into 14 préfectures. These were replaced in 1999 by 28 départements. The country was reorganized again in 2002 to produce 18 régions. In 2008, a further four régions were created, increasing the number to 22. Ennedi Region was split into Ennedi-Est and Ennedi-Ouest in 2012, producing 23 regions.^[2][3]

On 10 August 2018, a new ordinance^[c] divided Chad into 23 provinces, 107 departments, and 377 communes. The names of the former regions remained the same but were now called provinces.

Regions (2008–2012)

Regions of Chad 2008–2012 (numbered corresponding to table at left)

Key on map	Region	Capital
1	Batha	Ati
2	Chari-Baguirmi	Massenya
3	Hadjer-Lamis	Massakory
4	Wadi Fira	Biltine
5	Bahr el Gazel	Moussoro
6	Borkou	Faya-Largeau
7	Ennedi	Fada
8	Guéra	Mongo
9	Kanem	Mao
10	Lac	Bol
11	Logone Occidental	Moundou
12	Logone Oriental	Doba
13	Mandoul	Koumra
14	Mayo-Kebbi Est	Bongor
15	Mayo-Kebbi Ouest	Pala
16	Moyen-Chari	Sarh
17	Ouaddaï	Abéché
18	Salamat	Am Timan
19	Sila	Goz Beïda
20	Tandjilé	Laï
21	Tibesti	Bardaï
22	N'Djamena (capital)	N'Djamena

Regions (2002–2008)

Regions of Chad 2002–2008 (numbered corresponding to table at left)

No.	Region	Capital	Departments
1	Batha	Ati	Batha Est, Batha Ouest, Fitri
2	Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti	Faya-Largeau	Borkou, Ennedi Est, Ennedi Ouest, Tibesti
3	Chari-Baguirmi	Massenya	Baguirmi, Chari, Loug Chari
4	Guéra	Mongo	Barh Signaka, Guéra
5	Hadjer-Lamis	Massakory	Dababa, Dagana, Haraze Al Biar
6	Kanem	Mao	Barh El Gazel, Kanem
7	Lac	Bol	Mamdi, Wayi
8	Logone Occidental	Moundou	Dodjé, Lac Wey, Ngourkosso
9	Logone Oriental	Doba	La Nya Pendé, La Pendé, Monts de Lam, La Nya (1)
10	Mandoul	Koumra	Barh Sara, Mandoul Occidental, Mandoul Oriental
11	Mayo-Kebbi Est	Bongor	Mayo-Boneye, Kabbia, Mont d'Illi (1), Mayo Lemie (1)
12	Mayo-Kebbi Ouest	Pala	Lac Léré, Mayo-Dallah
13	Moyen-Chari	Sarh	Barh Köh, Grande Sido, Lac Iro
14	Ouaddaï	Abéché	Assoungha, Djourf Al Ahmar, Ouara, Sila
15	Salamat	Am Timan	Aboudeïa, Barh Azoum, Haraze Mangueigne
16	Tandjilé	Laï	Tandjilé Est, Tandjilé Ouest
17	Wadi Fira	Biltine	Biltine, Dar Tama, Kobé
18	N'Djamena (capital)	N'Djamena	10 arrondissements

(1) created in 2004

Regions created in 2008

On February 19, 2008, four new regions were created:^[4]

• Former Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region was divided into:
  • Borkou Region, from Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti's former Borkou Department
  • Ennedi Region, from Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti's former Ennedi Est and Ennedi Ouest departments
  • Tibesti Region, from Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti's former Tibesti Department
• Split from the Kanem Region:
  • Barh El Gazel (Bahr El Gazel) region, from Kanem's former Barh El Gazel (Bahr El Gazel) department
• Split from Ouaddaï Region
  • Sila (Dar Sila) region, from Ouaddaï's former Sila and Djourf Al Ahmar (Djourouf Al Ahmar) departments

See also

• ISO 3166-2:TD

Notes

1. French: provinces
2. Ordinance No. 038/PR/2018
3. Ordinance No. 038/PR/2018