Tandjilé Region

Coordinates: 9°24′N 16°18′E / 9.400°N 16.300°E / 9.400; 16.300

Tandjilé
Region
Map of Chad showing Tandjilé.
Country	Chad
Departments	2
Sub-prefectures	13
Regional capital	Laï
Government
• Governor	Jules Mbaïgoto (2010)
Population (2009)
• Total	682,817

Tandjilé is one of the 22 regions of Chad and its capital is Laï.

Demography

The region had 458,240 inhabitants in 1993, of whom 442,876 sedentary (rural, 385,537; urban, 57,339) and 15,364 nomad. In 2009 the total population was 682,817.

The main ethnico-linguistic groups are the Marba (19.85%), the Nangtchéré (13.62%), the Lélé (13.93%), the Ngambay (12.62%) and the Gabri (10.61%).

Subdivisions

The region of Tandjilé is divided into two departments:

Department	Capital (chef-lieu)	Sub-prefectures
Tandjilé Est	Laï	Laï, Deressia, Dono Manga, Guidari, N'Dam
Tandjilé Ouest	Kélo	Kélo, Baktchoro, Béré, Bologo, Dafra, Delbian, Dogou, Kolon

References

Regions of Chad

Bahr el Gazel Batha Borkou Chari-Baguirmi Ennedi-Est Ennedi-Ouest Guéra Hadjer-Lamis Kanem Lac Logone Occidental Logone Oriental Mandoul Mayo-Kebbi Est Mayo-Kebbi Ouest Moyen-Chari Ouaddaï Salamat Sila Tandjilé Tibesti Wadi Fira The city of N'Djamena (special statute region) Former regions: Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Ennedi

Departments of Chad Prefectures of Chad Sub-prefectures of Chad

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