Wadi Fira (region)
Wadi Fira Région de Wadi Fira وادي فيرا | |
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Region | |
Map of Chad showing Wadi Fira. | |
Coordinates: 14°31′39″N 20°55′36″E / 14.52750°N 20.92667°ECoordinates: 14°31′39″N 20°55′36″E / 14.52750°N 20.92667°E | |
Country | Chad |
Departments | 3 |
Sub-prefectures | 10 |
Region as of | 2002 |
Regional capital | Biltine |
Government | |
• Gouverneur | Ahmadou Ahidjo N'Garo (2010)[1] |
Population (2009)[2] | |
• Total | 508,383 |
ISO 3166 code | TD-WF[3] |
Wadi Fira (Arabic: وادي فيرا, French: Région de Wadi Fira)[4] is one of the 23 regions of Chad. Its capital is the town of Biltine.[5]
The region corresponds with the former prefecture of Biltine.[6]
Wadi Fira's population was 508,383 inhabitants as of 2009.[2]
Subdivisions
The region of Wadi Fira is divided into three departments, each listed with the name of its capital or main town (chef-lieu in French) and a list of sub-prefectures (sous-préfectures).[4][5]
Department | Capital (chef-lieu) | Sub-prefectures |
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Biltine | Biltine | Am Zoer, Arada, Biltine, Mata |
Dar Tama | Guéréda | Guéréda, Kolonga, Sirim Birke |
Kobé | Iriba | Iriba, Matadjana, Tiné Djagaraba |
References
- ↑ Décret n° 794/PR/PM/MISP/2010. Republique du Tchad. 30 September 2010.
- 1 2 DEUXIEME RECENSEMENT GENERAL DE LA POPULATION ET DE L’HABITAT: RESULTATS GLOBAUX DEFINITIFS (PDF) (Report). INSEED. March 2012. p. 24. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ↑ "ISO 3166-2 Newsletter No. II-2" (PDF). ISO. 30 June 2010.
- 1 2 "Décret 10-371 2010-04-02 PR/PM/2010: Décret portant désignation des Présidents des démembrements de la Commission Électorale Nationale Indépendante" [Decree appointing the presidents of branches of the Independent National Electoral Commission]. Légitchad (in French). Republique du Tchad [Republic of Chad]. 2 April 2010. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012.
- 1 2 "Profil National du Tchad sur la gestion des produits chimiques, Troisieme Edition" [National Profile of Chad on Chemicals Management, Third Edition]. ESTIS.net (in French). Republique du Tchad - Ministere de l'Environnement et des Ressources Halieutiques [Republic of Chad - Ministry of Environment and Water Resources]. September 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2012.
- ↑ Décret n° 419/PR/MAT/02. Republique du Tchad. 17 October 2002. (concerning the creation of the régions)
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