General info

Entity:
Chad
Capital:
N'Djamena
Population (2008-07-01):
10,111,337 (CIA)
Area:
1,284,000 sq.km.
Country code:
td
Region:
Middle Africa

Chad

Administrative units

department(s) capital area (sq.km.) population
2000
estimate
source: SDEA 2001.
note: On 1 Sept. 1999 the prefectures were rearranged from 14 into 28 departments.
Assongha Adre   145,486
Baguirmi Massenya   316,470
Bahr El Gazal Moussoro   100,439
Bahr Kho Sarh   330,891
Batha Est Oum-Hadjer   157,963
Batha Ouest Ati   226,871
Biltine Biltine   235,629
Borkou Faya   53,958
Dababa Bokoro   178,794
Ennedi Fada   36,979
Guéra Mongo   377,939
Hadjer Lamis Massaguet   439,701
Kabia Gounou-Gaya   416,342
Kanem Mao   239,724
Lac Bol   310,890
Lac Iro Kyabe   126,546
Logone occidental Moundou   592,468
Logone oriental Doba   285,658
Mandoul Koumra   492,582
Mayo Boneye Bongor   238,494
Mayo Dala Pala   370,167
Monts de Lam Mbaïbokoum   166,908
N'Djaména N'Djaména   639,000
Ouaddaï Abeche   319,886
Salamat Am-Timan   228,848
Sila Goz-Beïda   185,728
Tandjilé Est Laï   221,513
Tandjilé Ouest Kelo   352,509
Tibesti Bardaï   10,865
total   1,284,000 7,799,248

Main cities

name population
1993-04-08
census
N'Djamena 530,100
Moundou 282,100
Koumra 271,200
Kéla 218,200
Bongor 196,700
Sarh 193,800
Abéché 187,900
Doba 185,500
Pala 175,800
Laï 166,200
Fianga 150,500
Mao 145,000
Léré 140,200
Ati 136,300
Bokoro 119,800
Moïssala 118,900
Bol 113,900
Am Timan 113,300
Bousso 109,900
Massakory 109,600
source: "Book of the Year, 1997", Encyclopedia Britannica.
note: data refers to municipalities.