Tandjilé (region)
9°24′N 16°18′E / 9.400°N 16.300°E / 9.400; 16.300
Tandjilé تانجلي | |
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Region | |
Map of Chad showing Tandjilé. | |
Country | Chad |
Departments | 2 |
Sub-prefectures | 13 |
Regional capital | Laï |
Population (2009)[1] | |
• Total | 661,906 |
Tandjilé (Arabic: تانجلي) is one of the 23 regions of Chad, located in the south-west of the country. Its capital is Laï. It corresponds to the former prefecture of the same name.
Geography
The region borders Chari-Baguirmi Region to the north, Moyen-Chari Region and Mandoul Region to the east, Logone Occidental Region and Logone Oriental Region to the south, and Mayo-Kebbi Ouest Region and Mayo-Kebbi Est Region to the west.
Settlements
Laï is the capital of the region; other major settlements include Baktchoro, Béré, Dafra, Déressia, Dono Manga, Guidari, Kélo and N'Dam.[2]
Demography
As per the 2009 Chadian census the total population was 661,906.[1] The region had 458,240 inhabitants in 1993, of whom 442,876 sedentary (rural, 385,537; urban, 57,339) and 15,364 nomad.[citation needed] The main ethnolinguistic groups are the Besme, Gabri, Goundo, Kabalai, Kim, Kimré, Kwang, Lele, Mango, Marba, Mesme, Mire, Nangtchéré, Ndam, the Sara Ngambay, Somrai, Tobanga and Tumak.[3]
Subdivisions
The region of Tandjilé is divided into two departments:
Department | Capital (chef-lieu) | Sub-prefectures |
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Tandjilé Est | Laï | Laï, Deressia, Dono Manga, Guidari, N'Dam |
Tandjilé Ouest | Kélo | Kélo, Baktchoro, Béré, Bologo, Dafra, Delbian, Dogou, Kolon |
References
- ^ a b DEUXIEME RECENSEMENT GENERAL DE LA POPULATION ET DE L’HABITAT: RESULTATS GLOBAUX DEFINITIFS (PDF) (Report). INSEED. March 2012. p. 24. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Tchad : Région de la Tandjilé - Juin 2010" (PDF). UNOCHA. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "Languages of Chad". Ethnologue. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
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