Chari-Baguirmi (prefecture)
Chari-Baguirmi was one of the 14 prefectures of Chad. Located in the west of the country, Chari-Baguirmi covered an area of 82,910 square kilometers and had a population of 720,941 in 1993. Its capital was Ndjamena.
| Chari-Baguirmi Prefecture Préfecture du Chari-Baguirmi محافظة شاري باقرمي | |||||||||||||
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| Prefecture of Chad | |||||||||||||
| 1960–1999 | |||||||||||||
| Capital | Fort-Lamy (1960–1973) N'Djamena (1973–1999) | ||||||||||||
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| • Coordinates | 12°06′N 15°2′E | ||||||||||||
• 1960 | 100,000 km2 (39,000 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
• 1993 | 82,910 km2 (32,010 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
• 1960 | 300,043 | ||||||||||||
• 1993 | 720,941 | ||||||||||||
| • Type | Prefecture | ||||||||||||
| Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||||||
• Established | 13 February 1960 | ||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1 September 1999 | ||||||||||||
| Political subdivisions | Sub-prefectures (1993)
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