Biltine (prefecture) explained

Native Name:إقليم بلتن
Conventional Long Name:Biltine Prefecture
Common Name:Biltine
Subdivision:Prefecture
Nation:Chad
Government Type:Prefecture
Capital:Biltine
Political Subdiv:[1]
  • Am Zoer
  • Arada
  • Biltine
  • Guéréda
  • Iriba
Year Start:1960
Year End:1999
Event Start:Established[2]
Event End:Disestablished
Date End:1 September
Era:Cold War
Flag:Flag of Chad
P1:Ouaddaï Prefecture
Flag P1:Flag of Chad.svg
S1:Biltine Department
Flag S1:Flag of Chad.svg
Stat Year1:1960
Stat Area1:55000
Stat Pop1:141686
Stat Year2:1993
Stat Area2:46850
Stat Pop2:187807
Footnotes:Area and population source:

Biltine Prefecture (Arabic: ﺇﻗﻠﻴﻢ بلتن) was one of the 14 prefectures of Chad. Located in the east of the country, Biltine covered an area of 46,850 square kilometers and had a population of 184,807 in 1993. Its capital was Biltine. The Amdang language, spoken in parts of the prefecture, is sometimes called "Biltine".

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Administrative Divisions of Countries: Departments of Chad. www.statoids.com.
  2. Web site: Administrative Divisions of Countries: Regions of Chad. www.statoids.com.