Biltine (prefecture)

Biltine Prefecture
إقليم بلتن
Prefecture of Chad
1960–1999
Flag of Biltine

CapitalBiltine
Area
 • Coordinates14°31′N 20°55′E / 14.517°N 20.917°E / 14.517; 20.917
 
• 1960
55,000 km2 (21,000 sq mi)
• 1993
46,850 km2 (18,090 sq mi)
Population 
• 1960
141,686
• 1993
187,807
 • TypePrefecture
Historical eraCold War
• Established[1]
1960
• Disestablished[1]
1 September 1999
Political subdivisionsSub-prefectures (1993)[2]
  • Am Zoer
  • Arada
  • Biltine
  • Guéréda
  • Iriba
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Ouaddaï Prefecture
Biltine Department
Area and population source:[1]

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".

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Administrative Divisions of Countries: Regions of Chad". www.statoids.com.
  2. ^ "Administrative Divisions of Countries: Departments of Chad". www.statoids.com.


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See also : Regions of Chad - Departments of Chad