Wadi Bissam

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Wadi Bissam
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Wadi Bissam is a department of Kanem Region in Chad. It was created by Order No. 002 / PR / 08 of 19 February 2008. [1] Its chief town is Mondo. [2] [3]

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Subdivisions

The Wadi Bissam department is divided into 2 sub-prefectures:

Administration

List of administrators :

Prefect of Wadi Bissam (since 2008)

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References

  1. Ordonnance n° 002/PR/08 portant restructuration de certaines collectivités territoriales décentralisées
  2. "List of governorates, prefectures, and sub-prefectures of Chad, and associated codes" (PDF). ig-tchad.org (in French). CPIG - Tchad (Comité de Promotion de l'Information Géographique au Tchad). April 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  3. "Social Statistics". Open Data for Africa. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  4. Décret n° 1156/PR/PM/MISP/2008 du 9 octobre 2008
  5. Décret n° 1430/PR/PM/MISP/2009 du 3 novembre 2009