Borkou Region

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Borkou
Region
Map of Chad showing Borkou region
Map of Chad showing Borkou region
Country Chad
Departments 2
Sub-prefectures 4
Region 2008
Regional capital Faya-Largeau
Government
 • Governor Erdibou Ramadan (2008)
Population (2009)
 • Total 107,251

The Borkou region is a region of Chad which was created in 2008 from the Borkou department of the former Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti region the inhabited by Gouran Anakaza ethnic group of northern Chad.[1] Its capital is Faya-Largeau.

Geography

Borkou is traversed by the northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude.

Subdivisions

The Borkou region is divided into two departments:

Department Capital Sub-prefectures
Borkou Faya-Largeau Faya-Largeau, Kouba Olanga
fr (Borkou Yala) fr (Kirdimi) Kirdimi, Yarda

References


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