Borkou Department Explained
Borkou (Arabic: بوركو) 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
See also
Departments of Chad
References
17.9167°N 19.1167°W
Notes and References
- Web site: Ordonnance n° 002/PR/08 portant restructuration de certaines collectivités territoriales décentralisées . 2012-08-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120120100329/http://www.presidencedutchad.org/Activites/Actes/Odonanceno%20002du19fev08.htm# . 2012-01-20 . dead .
- Web site: List of governorates, prefectures, and sub-prefectures of Chad, and associated codes . French . PDF . CPIG - Tchad (Comité de Promotion de l'Information Géographique au Tchad). April 2008 . 22 August 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110304124933/http://ig-tchad.org/Documents/codes_circonscriptions.pdf . 4 March 2011 .
