The departments of Chad are divided into 348 sub-prefectures (sous-préfectures).

List of sub-prefectures by department and by region

• The following is a list of departments grouped by region. Shown next to each department is its population as of 2009, the name of its capital or main town (chef-lieu in French), and a list of sub-prefectures (sous-préfectures).

Bahr el Gazel (region of Chad)Bahr El Gazel

Created in 2008 from the Kanem region's former Barh El Gazel department.

Batha RegionBatha

Borkou RegionBorkou

Created in 2008 from the Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti region's former Borkou department.

Chari-Baguirmi RegionChari-Baguirmi

Ennedi RegionEnnedi

Created in 2008 from the Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti region's former Ennedi Est and Ennedi Ouest departments.

Guéra RegionGuéra

Hadjer-Lamis RegionHadjer-Lamis

Kanem RegionKanem

Lac RegionLac

Logone Occidental RegionLogone Occidental

Logone Oriental RegionLogone Oriental

Mandoul RegionMandoul

Mayo-Kebbi Est RegionMayo-Kebbi Est

Mayo-Kebbi Ouest RegionMayo-Kebbi Ouest

Moyen-Chari RegionMoyen-Chari

Ouaddaï RegionOuaddaï

Salamat RegionSalamat

Sila RegionSila

Created in 2008 from the Ouaddaï region's former Sila and Djourf Al Ahmar departments.

Tandjilé RegionTandjilé

Tibesti RegionTibesti

Created in 2008 from the Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti region's former Tibesti department.

Wadi Fira RegionWadi Fira

N'DjamenaN'Djamena (capital)

N'Djamena, the capital city of Chad, is also a special statute region. It has no departments, but is divided into 10 arrondissements.

See also

• Regions of Chad

• Departments of Chad

References