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Chari-Baguirmi (prefecture)

Coordinates: 12°06′N 15°2′E / 12.100°N 15.033°E / 12.100; 15.033
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Chari-Baguirmi Prefecture
Préfecture du Chari-Baguirmi
محافظة شاري باقرمي
Prefecture of Chad
1960–1999
Flag of Chari-Baguirmi

CapitalFort-Lamy
(1960–1973)
N'Djamena
(1973–1999)
Area
 • Coordinates12°06′N 15°2′E / 12.100°N 15.033°E / 12.100; 15.033
 
• 1960
100,000 km2 (39,000 sq mi)
• 1993
82,910 km2 (32,010 sq mi)
Population 
• 1960
300,043
• 1993
720,941
 • TypePrefecture
Historical eraCold War
• Established[1]
13 February 1960
• Disestablished[1]
1 September 1999
Political subdivisionsSub-prefectures (1993)[2]
  • Bokoro
  • Bousso
  • Massakory
  • Massénya
  • N'Djamena-Rural
  • N'Djamena-Urban
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Chari-Baguirmi Region
Baguirmi Department
Dababa Department
Hadjer-Lamis Department
Area and population source:[1]

Chari-Baguirmi was one of the 14 prefectures of Chad. This was before Chad's further reorganisation in 2002 into 18 regions and an even further division as of 2024, into 23 provinces. Located in the west of the country, Chari-Baguirmi prefecture covered an area of 82,910 square kilometers and had a population of 720,941 in 1993. Its capital was Ndjamena.

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Administrative Divisions of Countries: Regions of Chad". www.statoids.com.
  2. ^ "Administrative Divisions of Countries: Departments of Chad". www.statoids.com.


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