Chari-Baguirmi Prefecture

Chari-Baguirmi Prefecture
Préfecture du Chari-Baguirmi
Prefecture of Chad

1960–1999
 

 

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Capital Fort-Lamy
(1960–1973)
N'Djamena
(1973–1999)
12°06′N 15°2′E / 12.100°N 15.033°E / 12.100; 15.033Coordinates: 12°06′N 15°2′E / 12.100°N 15.033°E / 12.100; 15.033
Government Prefecture
Historical era Cold War
  Established[1] 13 February 1960
  Disestablished[1] 1 September 1999
Area
  1960 100,000 km2 (38,610 sq mi)
  1993 82,910 km2 (32,012 sq mi)
Population
  1960 300,043 
Density 3 /km2  (7.8 /sq mi)
  1993 720,941 
Density 8.7 /km2  (22.5 /sq mi)
Political subdivisions Sub-prefectures (1993)[2]
  • Bokoro
  • Bousso
  • Massakory
  • Massénya
  • N'Djamena-Rural
  • N'Djamena-Urban
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.

Chari-Baguirmi was one of the 14 prefectures of Chad. Located in the west of the country, Chari-Baguirmi covered an area of 82,910 square kilometers and had a population of 720,941 in 1993. Its capital was Ndjamena.

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


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