Tandjilé (region)

Tandjilé 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.

Tandjilé
Region
Map of Chad showing Tandjilé.
CountryChad
Departments2
Sub-prefectures13
Regional capitalLaï
Population
 (2009)[1]
 • Total661,906

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. 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:

DepartmentCapital (chef-lieu)Sub-prefectures
Tandjilé EstLaïLaï, Deressia, Dono Manga, Guidari, N'Dam
Tandjilé OuestKéloKélo, Baktchoro, Béré, Bologo, Dafra, Delbian, Dogou, Kolon

References
  1. DEUXIEME RECENSEMENT GENERAL DE LA POPULATION ET DE L’HABITAT: RESULTATS GLOBAUX DEFINITIFS (PDF) (Report). INSEED. March 2012. p. 24. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  2. "Tchad : Région de la Tandjilé - Juin 2010" (PDF). UNOCHA. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  3. "Languages of Chad". Ethnologue. Retrieved 27 September 2019.


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