Departments of Chad



The regions of Chad are divided into 61 departments. The departments are listed below, by name and by region.

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

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

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

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

N'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.