Borkou Region

Coordinates: 17°55′00″N 19°07′00″E / 17.9167°N 19.1167°E / 17.9167; 19.1167

Borkou
Region
Map of Chad showing Borkou region
Country	Chad
Departments	2
Sub-prefectures	4
Region	2008
Regional capital	Faya-Largeau
Government
• Governor	Erdibou Ramadan (2008)
Population (2009)
• Total	107,251

The Borkou region is a region of Chad which was created in 2008 from the Borkou department of the former Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti region the inhabited by Gouran Anakaza ethnic group of northern Chad.^[1] Its capital is Faya-Largeau.

Geography

Borkou is traversed by the northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude.

Subdivisions

The Borkou region is divided into two departments:

Department	Capital	Sub-prefectures
Borkou	Faya-Largeau	Faya-Largeau, Kouba Olanga
Borkou Yala	Kirdimi	Kirdimi, Yarda

References

↑ Ordonnance n° 002/PR/08 portant restructuration de certaines collectivités territoriales décentralisées

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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