Borkou Department

Borkou is one of two departments of the Borkou Region in Chad . It was established by Ordinance No. 002/PR/08 of 19 February 2008.^[1] Its capital is Faya-Largeau.

Bourkou was formerly one of four departments in the Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region of Chad, in the northern Saharan territory of Borkou. In 2008 the Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region was split into three, and the former Bourkou department became a separate region under the same name.

Sub-prefectures

The department of Borkou is divided into two sub-prefectures:^[2]

Faya-Largeau
Kouba Olanga

References

↑ Ordonnance n° 002/PR/08 portant restructuration de certaines collectivités territoriales décentralisées
↑ "List of governorates, prefectures, and sub-prefectures of Chad, and associated codes" (PDF) (in French). CPIG - Tchad (Comité de Promotion de l'Information Géographique au Tchad). April 2008. Retrieved 22 August 2010. External link in |publisher= (help)

Departments of Chad

Current	Abdi Aboudeïa Abtouyour Assoungha Baguirmi Bahr el Gazel Nord Bahr el Gazel Sud Barh Azoum Barh Köh Barh Sara Barh Signaka Batha Est Batha Ouest Biltine Borkou Borkou Yala Chari Dababa Dagana Dar Tama Djourf Al Ahmar Dodjé Ennedi Fitri Grande Sido Guéni Guéra Haraze Al Biar Haraze Mangueigne Kabbia Kanem Kimiti Kobé Kouh-Est Kouh-Ouest Lac Iro Lac Léré Lac Wey Loug Chari Mamdi Mandoul Occidental Mandoul Oriental Mangalmé Mayo-Boneye Mayo-Dallah Mayo-Lémié Mont Illi Monts de Lam Ngourkosso Nord Kanem Nya Nya Pendé Ouara Pendé Tandjilé Est Tandjilé Ouest Tibesti Est Tibesti Ouest Wadi Bissam Wadi Hawar Wayi

Former	Bahr el Gazel Ennedi Est Ennedi Ouest Sila Tibesti

Regions of Chad - Prefectures of Chad

Coordinates: 17°55′00″N 19°07′00″E / 17.9167°N 19.1167°E / 17.9167; 19.1167

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