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Tandjilé Region

Tandjilé
Region
Map of Chad showing Tandjilé.
Map of Chad showing Tandjilé.
Country Chad
Departments 2
Sub-prefectures 13
Regional capital Laï
Government
 • Governor Jules Mbaïgoto (2010)
Population (2009)
 • Total 661,906

Coordinates: 9°24′N 16°18′E / 9.400°N 16.300°E / 9.400; 16.300

Tandjilé is one of the 23 regions of Chad and its capital is Laï.

The region had 458,240 inhabitants in 1993, of whom 442,876 sedentary (rural, 385,537; urban, 57,339) and 15,364 nomad. In 2009 the total population was 661,906.

The main ethnolinguistic groups are the Marba (19.85%), the Nangtchéré (13.62%), the Lélé (13.93%), the Ngambay (12.62%) and the Gabri (10.61%).

The region of Tandjilé is divided into two departments:



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