Ouaddaï (prefecture)
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Ouaddaï (Arabic: وداي) was one of the 14 prefectures of Chad. Located in the east of the country, Ouaddaï covered an area of 76,240 square kilometers and had a population of 543,900 in 1993. Its capital was Abéché.
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Ouaddaï Prefecture Préfecture du Ouaddaï عمالة وداي | |||||||||||||||
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Prefecture of Chad | |||||||||||||||
1960–1999 | |||||||||||||||
Capital | Abéché | ||||||||||||||
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• Coordinates | 13°49′N 20°50′E | ||||||||||||||
• 1960 | 75,000 km2 (29,000 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
• 1993 | 76,240 km2 (29,440 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Population | |||||||||||||||
• 1960 | 306,265 | ||||||||||||||
• 1993 | 543,900 | ||||||||||||||
• Type | Prefecture | ||||||||||||||
Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||||||||
• Established[1] | 13 February 1960 | ||||||||||||||
• Separation of Biltine Prefecture | 1960[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Disestablished[1] | 1 September 1999 | ||||||||||||||
Political subdivisions | Sub-prefectures (1993)[2]
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