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Political, physical and population maps of Chad with its 22 first-level divisions, the capital N'Djamena and largest cities, plus ethnic, religious and language maps.

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Administrative divisions of Chad

Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries · 22 units

Chad is divided into 22 first-level administrative divisions:

Barh El GazelBathaBorkouChari-BaguirmiEnnediGuéraHadjer-LamisKanemLacLogone OccidentalLogone OrientalMandoulMayo-Kebbi EstMayo-Kebbi OuestMoyen-ChariOuaddaïSalamatSilaTandjiléTibestiVille de N'DjamenaWadi Fira

Largest cities in Chad

Urban-area estimates · Natural Earth
#CityPopulation
1N'DjamenaCapital989,000
2Bongor193,941
3Sarh169,196
4Abéché158,317
5Moundou156,705
6Kelo96,224
7Pala35,466
8Am Timan30,443
9Doba29,597
10Mongo27,763

N'Djamena is the largest urban area in Chad with about 989,000 people.

Terrain, rivers & lakes

Terrain tiles · Natural Earth rivers & lakes

Highest terrain in Chad: ≈ 3,442 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

🌊 Rivers

  • Chari
  • Bamingui
  • Ouham
  • Logone
  • Aoukalé
  • Bahr Aouk
  • Komadugu Yobe

🏞️ Lakes

  • Lake Chad

Ethnic groups in Chad

CIA World Factbook
Sara
30.5%Kanembu/Bornu/Buduma
9.8%Arab
9.7%Wadai/Maba/Masalit/Mimi
7%Gorane
5.8%Masa/Musseye/Musgum
4.9%Bulala/Medogo/Kuka
3.7%Marba/Lele/Mesme
3.5%Mundang
2.7%Bidiyo/Migaama/Kenga/Dangleat
2.5%Dadjo/Kibet/Muro
2.4%Tupuri/Kera
2%

Sara (Ngambaye/Sara/Madjingaye/Mbaye) 30.5%, Kanembu/Bornu/Buduma 9.8%, Arab 9.7%, Wadai/Maba/Masalit/Mimi 7%, Gorane 5.8%, Masa/Musseye/Musgum 4.9%, Bulala/Medogo/Kuka 3.7%, Marba/Lele/Mesme 3.5%, Mundang 2.7%, Bidiyo/Migaama/Kenga/Dangleat 2.5%, Dadjo/Kibet/Muro 2.4%, Tupuri/Kera 2%, Gabri/Kabalaye/Nanchere/Somrai 2%, Fulani/Fulbe/Bodore 1.8%, Ka

Regionally, Sara is the most common ethnic group across most of the 22 divisions, while Gorane predominates in 4 divisions (Barh El Gazel, Borkou, Tibesti, Ennedi); Arab predominates in 4 divisions (Salamat, Hadjer-Lamis, Chari-Baguirmi, Ville de N'Djamena); Kanembu/Bornu/Buduma predominates in 2 divisions (Lac, Kanem); Bulala/Medogo/Kuka predominates in 1 division (Batha).

Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Religions in Chad

CIA World Factbook
Muslim
52.1%Protestant
23.9%Roman Catholic
20%animist
0.3%other Christian
0.2%none
2.8%unspecified
0.7%

Muslim 52.1%, Protestant 23.9%, Roman Catholic 20%, animist 0.3%, other Christian 0.2%, none 2.8%, unspecified 0.7% (2014-15 est.)

Regionally, Muslim is the most common religious group across most of the 22 divisions, while Protestant predominates in 5 divisions (Mandoul, Logone Occidental, Tandjilé, Mayo-Kebbi Est, Mayo-Kebbi Ouest); Roman Catholic predominates in 2 divisions (Moyen-Chari, Logone Oriental).

Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Languages in Chad

CIA World Factbook

French (official), Arabic (official), Sara (in south), more than 120 languages and dialects

Regionally, Arabic is the most common language group across most of the 22 divisions, while Sara predominates in 4 divisions (Moyen-Chari, Mandoul, Logone Oriental, Logone Occidental); Gorane predominates in 4 divisions (Barh El Gazel, Borkou, Tibesti, Ennedi); Kanembu predominates in 2 divisions (Lac, Kanem); Marba predominates in 1 division (Tandjilé).

Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.