Tibesti Region

Coordinates: 21°21′16″N 17°00′04″E / 21.35444°N 17.00111°E / 21.35444; 17.00111

Tibesti
Region
Map of Chad showing Tibesti.
Country	Chad
Departments	2
Sub-prefectures	7
Region	2008
Government
• Governor	Ouardougou Bolou (2009)
Population (2009)
• Total	21,970

Tibesti Region is a region of Chad. It was created in 2008 when the former Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region was split into three, with the Tibesti Department becoming the Tibesti Region. The Ennedi Region and Borkou Region were also created at the that time.

Bardaï is the major settlement of the region

Parts of the Tibesti Mountains are in the region.

Subdivisions

The region of Tibesti is divided in two departments:

Department	Capital	Sub-prefectures
Tibesti Est	Bardaï	Bardaï, Zoumri, Aouzou, Yebbibou
Tibesti Ouest	Zouar	Zouar, Wour, Goubonne

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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