Ouaddaï (region)

13°49′48″N 20°49′58″E / 13.83°N 20.8328°E / 13.83; 20.8328

Ouaddaï
وداي
Map of Chad showing Ouaddaï.
Country Chad
Departments3
Sub-prefectures16
Regional capitalAbéché
Population
 (2009)
  Total
721,166
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (WAT)

Ouaddaï or Wadai (Arabic: وداي) is a province of Chad, located in the south-east of the country, with its capital at Abéché. Prior to 2002 it was known as Ouaddaï Prefecture; in 2008 the southern portions of Ouaddaï (the Sila Department and Djourf Al Ahmar Department) were split off to become the new Sila Region (also known as Dar Sila).