Wadi Fira (region)
{{short description|Region of Chad}}
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| native_name = وادي فيرا
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| established_title = Region as of
| established_date = 2002
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| seat_type = Provincial capital
| seat = Biltine
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| leader_name = Ahmadou Ahidjo N'Garo (2010)
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Wadi Fira ({{langx|ar|وادي فيرا}}) is one of the 23 provinces of Chad. Its capital is the town of Biltine. The province corresponds with the former prefecture of Biltine.
Geography
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The province borders Borkou Region, Ennedi-Ouest Region and Ennedi-Est Region to the north, Sudan to the east, Ouaddaï Region to the south, and Batha Region to the west. The terrain is savannah merging into the Sahara Desert in the north, and rising to the east.
= Settlements =
Biltine is the province's capital; other major settlements include Guéréda, Iriba and Matadjana.{{cite web | url = https://reliefweb.int/map/chad/tchad-r-gion-du-wadi-fira-novembre-2016| title = Tchad : Région du Wadi Fira (novembre 2016) | format = PDF | publisher = UNOCHA | access-date = 28 September 2019}}
Demographics
As per the 2009 Chadian census, Wadi Fira's population is 508,383. The main ethnolinguistic groups are the Amdang, Baggara (generally speakers of Chadian Arabic), Maba, Mararit, Tama and Zaghawa.{{cite web | url = https://www.ethnologue.com/country/TD/languages| title = Languages of Chad | publisher = Ethnologue | access-date = 27 September 2019}}
Subdivisions
The province of Wadi Fira is divided into three departments, each listed with the name of its capital or main town (chef-lieu in French) and a list of sub-prefectures (sous-préfectures).
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! Department | Capital (chef-lieu) | Sub-prefectures |
| Biltine | Biltine | Am Zoer, Arada, Biltine, Mata |
| Dar Tama | Guéréda | Guéréda, Kolonga, Sirim Birke |
| Kobé | Iriba | Iriba, Matadjana, Tiné Djagaraba |
References
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{{cite web | url = http://www.estis.net/includes/file.asp?site=cien_td&file=D0947FC4-A889-4FDC-9252-CB919060AB29 | title = Profil National du Tchad sur la gestion des produits chimiques, Troisieme Edition |trans-title=National Profile of Chad on Chemicals Management, Third Edition | language = fr | format = PDF | work = ESTIS.net | publisher = Republique du Tchad - Ministere de l'Environnement et des Ressources Halieutiques | date = September 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140301203513/http://www.estis.net/includes/file.asp?site=cien_td&file=D0947FC4-A889-4FDC-9252-CB919060AB29 | url-status = usurped | archive-date = 1 March 2014}}
{{cite web | url = http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_3166-2_newsletter_ii-2_2010-06-30.pdf | title = ISO 3166-2 Newsletter No. II-2 | publisher = ISO | date = 30 June 2010}}
Décret n° 794/PR/PM/MISP/2010. Republique du Tchad. 30 September 2010.
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