ISO 3166-2:TD is the entry for Chad

Chad

Chad , officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west...

 in ISO 3166-2

ISO 3166-2

ISO 3166-2 is part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , and defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1...

, part of the ISO 3166

ISO 3166

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 standard

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 (ISO), which defines code

Code

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s for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., province

Province

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s or states) of all countries

Country

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 coded in ISO 3166-1

ISO 3166-1

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Currently for Chad, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 22 regions

Regions of Chad

||The country of Chad is currently divided into 22 régions. From independence in 1960 until 1999 it was divided into 14 préfectures. These were replaced in 1999 by 28 départements. The country was reorganized again in 2002 to produce 18 régions...

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Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is TD, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes are two-letter country codes defined in ISO 3166-1, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , to represent countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest...

 code of Chad. The second part is two letters.

Current codes

Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).

ISO 639-1

ISO 639-1

ISO 639-1:2002, Codes for the representation of names of languages — Part 1: Alpha-2 code, is the first part of the ISO 639 series of international standards for language codes. Part 1 covers the registration of two-letter codes. There are 136 two-letter codes registered...

 codes are used to represent subdivision names in the following administrative language

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• (ar): Arabic
  Arabic language
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• (fr): French
  French language
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Code	Subdivision name (ar Arabic language Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book... )	Subdivision name (fr French language French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts... )
TD-BA	Al Baṭḩah	Batha Batha Region Batha is one of the 22 regions of Chad. It is located in the centre of the country, the regional capital is Ati, and the region is composed of what was formerly Batha Prefecture.-Subdivisions:The region of Batha is divided in 3 departments:-Demography:...
TD-LC	Al Buḩayrah	Lac Lac Region Lac is one of the 22 regions of Chad and its capital is Bol. It is composed by the former Lac Prefecture.- Subdivisions :The region of Lac is divided in 2 departments:- Demography :The population of this region has 248,226 inhabitants ....
TD-BG	Baḩr al Ghazāl	Bahr el Gazel
TD-BO	Būrkū	Borkou Borkou Region Borkou Region is a region of Chad which was created in 2008 from Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region, containing the former Borkou Department.-Geography:Borkou is traversed by the northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude....
TD-HL		Hadjer Lamis
TD-EN	Innīdī	Ennedi Ennedi Region Ennedi Region is a region of Chad which was created in 2008 from Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region, containing the former Ennedi Est Department and Ennedi Ouest Department.-Geography:Ennedi is traversed by the northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude....
TD-KA	Kānim	Kanem Kanem Region Kanem is one of the 22 regions of Chad, corresponding to the former prefecture of Kanem. Its capital is Mao. It is named after the famous Kanem Empire, which was centered in this vicinity.The region of Kanem is divided into 3 departments:-Demography:...
TD-LO	Lūqūn al Gharbī	Logone-Occidental
TD-LR	Lūqūn ash Sharqī	Logone-Oriental
TD-ND	Madīnat Injamīnā	Ville de Ndjamena
TD-MA	Māndūl	Mandoul
TD-MO	Māyū Kībbī al Gharbī	Mayo-Kébbi-Ouest
TD-ME	Māyū Kībbī ash Sharqī	Mayo-Kébbi-Est
TD-GR	Qīrā	Guéra Guéra Region Guéra is one of the 22 regions of Chad and its capital is Mongo. It is formed by the former Guéra Prefecture-Subdivisions:The region of Guéra is divided in 2 departments:-Demography:...
TD-SA	Salāmāt	Salamat Salamat Region Salamat is one of the 22 regions of Chad with its capital at Am Timan. The region's economy is based on subsistence agriculture, breeding, fishery and cotton.-Demography:The region's population was 308,605 inhabitants in 2009....
TD-MC	Shārī al Awsaṭ	Moyen-Chari Moyen-Chari Region Moyen-Chari is one of the 22 regions of Chad and its capital is Sarh. Its economy is based on subsistence agriculture, breeding, cotton and sugarcane.-Demography:The region's population was 598,284 inhabitants in 2009 ....
TD-CB	Shārī Bāqirmī	Chari-Baguirmi Chari-Baguirmi Region Chari-Baguirmi is one of the 22 regions of Chad and its capital is Massenya. It is composed by part of the former Chari-Baguirmi Prefecture .-Subdivisions:...
TD-SI	Sīlā	Sila Sila Region Sila Region is a region of Chad which was created in 2008 from Ouaddaï Region, containing the former Djourf Al Ahmar Department and Sila Department....
TD-TA		Tandjilé Tandjilé Region Tandjilé is one of the 22 regions of Chad and its capital is Laï.-Subdivisions:The region of Tandjilé is divided in 2 departments:-Demography:...
TD-TI	Tibastī	Tibesti Tibesti Region Tibesti Region is a region of Chad. It was created in 2008 when the former Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region was split into three, with the Tibesti Department becoming the Tibesti Region. The Ennedi Region and Borkou Region were also created at the that time....
TD-OD	Waddāy	Ouaddaï Ouaddaï Region Ouaddaï is one of the 22 regions of Chad and its capital is Abéché. It is composed by the former Ouaddaï Prefecture. Its main ethnic groups are the Arabs and the Maba. The economy is based on subsistence agriculture and breeding...
TD-WF	Wādī Fīrā	Wadi Fira

Changes

The following changes to the entry have been announced in newsletters by the ISO 3166/MA since the first publication of ISO 3166-2 in 1998:

Newsletter	Date issued	Description of change in newsletter	Code/Subdivision change
		Modification of the administrative structure	Subdivision layout: 14 prefectures Prefectures of Chad Chad was divided into 14 prefectures from 1960, the year of independence, to 1999, when the country was divided in 28 departments:A further reorganisation in 2002 divided the country into the current 18 regions.NB : Alphabetic order...  (see below) → 18 regions
		Update of the administrative structure and languages and update of the list source	Subdivisions added: TD-BG Bahr el Gazel TD-BO Borkou Borkou Region Borkou Region is a region of Chad which was created in 2008 from Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region, containing the former Borkou Department.-Geography:Borkou is traversed by the northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude.... TD-EN Ennedi Ennedi Region Ennedi Region is a region of Chad which was created in 2008 from Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region, containing the former Ennedi Est Department and Ennedi Ouest Department.-Geography:Ennedi is traversed by the northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude.... TD-SI Sila Sila Region Sila Region is a region of Chad which was created in 2008 from Ouaddaï Region, containing the former Djourf Al Ahmar Department and Sila Department.... TD-TI Tibesti Tibesti Region Tibesti Region is a region of Chad. It was created in 2008 when the former Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region was split into three, with the Tibesti Department becoming the Tibesti Region. The Ennedi Region and Borkou Region were also created at the that time.... Subdivisions deleted: TD-BET Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti

Codes before Newsletter I-8

Note: Many of the former prefectures share the same code and name with the current regions.

Code	Subdivision name
TD-BA	Batha Batha Prefecture This article refers to one of the former prefectures of Chad. From 2002 the country was divided into 18 regions.Batha was one of the 14 prefectures of Chad. Located in the center of the country, Batha covered an area of 88,800 square kilometers and had a population of 288,458 in 1993. Its capital...
TD-BI	Biltine Biltine Prefecture This article refers to one of the former prefectures of Chad. From 2002 the country was divided into 18 regions.Biltine was one of the 14 prefectures of Chad. Located in the east of the country, Biltine covered an area of 46,850 square kilometers and had a population of 184,807 in 1993. Its capital...
TD-BET	Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti
TD-CB	Chari-Baguirmi Chari-Baguirmi Prefecture This article refers to one of the former prefectures of Chad. From 2002 the country was divided into 18 regions.Chari-Baguirmi was one of the 14 prefectures of Chad. Located in the west of the country, Chari-Baguirmi covered an area of 82,910 square kilometers and had a population of 720,941 in...
TD-GR	Guéra Guéra Prefecture This article refers to one of the former prefectures of Chad. From 2002 the country was divided into 18 regions.Guéra was one of the 14 prefectures of Chad. Its capital was Mongo...
TD-KA	Kanem Kanem Prefecture This article refers to one of the former prefectures of Chad. From 2002 the country was divided into 18 regions.Kanem was one of the 14 prefectures of Chad. Located in the west of the country, Kanem covered an area of 114,520 square kilometers and had a population of 279,927 in 1993. Its capital...
TD-LC	Lac Lac Prefecture This article refers to one of the former prefectures of Chad. From 2002 the country was divided into 18 regions.Lac was one of the 14 prefectures of Chad. Located in the west of the country, Lac covered an area of 22,320 square kilometers and had a population of 252,932 in 1993. Its capital was Bol....
TD-LO	Logone-Occidental
TD-LR	Logone-Oriental
TD-MK	Mayo-Kébbi Mayo-Kébbi Prefecture This article refers to one of the former prefectures of Chad. From 2002 the country was divided into 18 regions.Mayo-Kébbi was one of the 14 prefectures of Chad. Located in the southwest of the country, Mayo-Kébbi covered an area of 30,105 square kilometers and had a population of 825,158 in 1993....
TD-MC	Moyen-Chari Moyen-Chari Prefecture This article refers to one of the former prefectures of Chad. From 2002 the country was divided into 18 regions.Moyen-Chari was one of the 14 prefectures of Chad. Located in the south of the country, Moyen-Chari covered an area of 45,180 square kilometers and had a population of 738,595 in 1993....
TD-OD	Ouaddaï Ouaddaï Prefecture This article refers to one of the former prefectures of Chad. From 2002 the country was divided into 18 regions.Ouaddaï 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...
TD-SA	Salamat Salamat Prefecture This article refers to one of the former prefectures of Chad. From 2002 the country was divided into 18 regions.Salamat was one of the 14 prefectures of Chad. Located in the southeast of the country, Salamat covered an area of 63,000 square kilometers and had a population of 184,403 in 1993...
TD-TA	Tandjilé Tandjilé Prefecture This article refers to one of the former prefectures of Chad. From 2002 the country was divided into 18 regions.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...

See also

• Subdivisions of Chad
• FIPS region codes of Chad