Borkou ( Arabic : بوركو ) is one of two departments of the Borkou Region in Chad . It was established by Ordinance No. 002/PR/08 of 19 February 2008. Its capital is Faya-Largeau .
4-693: Bourkou was formerly one of four departments in the Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region of Chad , in the northern Saharan territory of Borkou . In 2008 the Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region was split into three, and the former Bourkou department became a separate region under the same name . The department of Borkou is divided into two sub-prefectures : Departments of Chad 17°55′00″N 19°07′00″E / 17.9167°N 19.1167°E / 17.9167; 19.1167 This Chad location article
8-522: A variety of fauna and flora in this region. Previously the Chadian wild dog ( Lycaon pictus sharicus ) had populations in this region, but they are now regarded as extirpated from the area, due to activities of humans as well as desertification , a phenomenon associated with the expanding human population . 17°55′00″N 19°07′00″E / 17.9167°N 19.1167°E / 17.9167; 19.1167 This Chad location article
12-477: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region The Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti (BET) was until 2008 one of the then 18 regions of Chad , its capital being Faya-Largeau . It comprised the former Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Prefecture . Most of the region was part of the Sahara desert . In 2008, this region was split into three new regions: Borkou Region , Ennedi Region , and
16-716: The Tibesti Region . The region of Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti was formerly divided into 4 departments : The region had a population of 70,603 inhabitants in 1993, of whom 59,479 are sedentary and 11,124 nomad. In 2009, the BET counted 286,986 inhabitants. The main ethnico-linguistic groups are the Daza (55.96%), the Teda (22.63%), the Zaghawa (10.17%) and the Arabs (2.57%). There is
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