Ouaddaï Region

Ouaddaï
Region
Map of Chad showing Ouaddaï.
Country	Chad
Departments	3
Sub-prefectures	16
Regional capital	Abéché
Government
• Governor	Général Bichara Issa Djadallah (2012)
Population (2009)
• Total	731,679

Ouaddaï is one of the 22 regions of Chad and its capital is Abéché. It was created in 2002 from the former Ouaddaï Prefecture. Its main ethnic groups are the Arab people and the Maba. The economy is based on subsistence agriculture and breeding.

In 2008, a portion of the Ouaddaï region (the Sila Department and Djourf Al Ahmar Department) was split off to become the new Sila Region (also known as Dar Sila).

Demography

The region's population was 731,679 inhabitants in 2009.

The main ethnico-linguistic groups are the Maba and the Arabs.

Since 2008, the region of Ouaddaï is divided in three departments:

Department	Capital	Sub-prefectures
Abdi	Abdi	Abdi, Abkar Djombo, Biyeré
Assoungha	Adré	Adré, Hadjer Hadid, Mabrone, Borota, Molou, Tourane
Ouara	Abéché	Abéché, Abougoudam, Chokoyan, Bourtaïl, Amleyouna, Gurry, Marfa

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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