Tandjilé (prefecture)
| Tandjilé Prefecture Préfecture du Tandjilé | |||||||||||
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| Prefecture of Chad | |||||||||||
| 1962–1999 | |||||||||||
| Capital | Laï | ||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||
| • Coordinates | 9°24′N 16°18′E / 9.400°N 16.300°E | ||||||||||
• 1993 | 18,045 km2 (6,967 sq mi) | ||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||
• 1993 | 453,854 | ||||||||||
| • Type | Prefecture | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||||
• Established | 9 January 1962 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1 September 1999 | ||||||||||
| Political subdivisions | Sub-prefectures (1993)
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Tandjilé was one of the 14 prefectures of Chad. Located in the southwest of the country, Tandjilé covered an area of 18,045 square kilometers and had a population of 453,854 in 1993. Its capital was Laï.