Wadi Fira region

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وادي فيرا
Wadi Fira
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Basic data
Country Chad
Capital Biltine
surface 46,850 km²
Residents 508,383 (2009 census)
density 11 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 TD-WF

Coordinates: 14 ° 34 '  N , 21 ° 2'  E

Wadi Fira ( Arabic وادي فيرا, DMG Wādī Fīrā ) is a region of Chad and corresponds to the former Biltine Prefecture. Their capital is Biltine . The region has about 508,383 inhabitants.

geography

Wadi Fira is located in the east of the country, covers an area of ​​46,850 km² and borders the Darfur region in Sudan .

Breakdown

The region is divided into three departments ( départements ).

department main place Sub-prefectures
Biltine Biltine Am Zoer, Arada, Biltine, Mata
Dar Tama Guéréda Guéréda, Kolonga, Sirim Birch
Kobé Iriba Iriba, Matadjana, Tiné Djarabara

population

Like the neighboring region of Wadai , Wadi Fira is also affected by the influx of refugees from Sudan, which is affected by the Darfur conflict .

swell

  1. ↑ bevölkerungsstatistik.de (2007)
  2. ↑ Chad: Regions, Cities & Urban Places - Population Statistics in Maps and Tables. Retrieved May 8, 2018 .