Batha Prefecture Préfecture du Batha |
|||||
Prefecture of Chad | |||||
|
|||||
Capital |
Ati 13°12′N 18°20′E / 13.200°N 18.333°ECoordinates: 13°12′N 18°20′E / 13.200°N 18.333°E |
||||
Government | Prefecture | ||||
Historical era | Cold War | ||||
• | Established | 13 February 1960 | |||
• | Disestablished | 1 September 1999 | |||
Area | |||||
• | 1960 | 100,000 km2(38,610 sq mi) | |||
• | 1993 | 88,800 km2(34,286 sq mi) | |||
Population | |||||
• | 1960 | 279,873 | |||
Density | 2.8 /km2 (7.2 /sq mi) | ||||
• | 1993 | 288,458 | |||
Density | 3.2 /km2 (8.4 /sq mi) | ||||
Political subdivisions |
Sub-prefectures (1993)
|
||||
Area and population source: |
Batha Prefecture was one of the 14 prefectures of Chad. Located in the center of the country, Batha covered an area of 88,800 square kilometers and had a population of 288,458 in 1993. Its capital was Ati, Chad. It is largely coextensive with the current Batha Region.
Batha · Biltine · Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti · Chari-Baguirmi · Guéra · Kanem · Lac · Logone Occidental · Logone Oriental · Mayo-Kébbi · Moyen-Chari · Ouaddaï · Salamat · Tandjilé ·
See also : Regions of Chad - Departments of Chad