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Batha Prefecture
Préfecture du Batha
Prefecture of Chad
1960–1999
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Capital Ati
Area
 • Coordinates 13°12′N 18°20′E / 13.200°N 18.333°E / 13.200; 18.333
 
• 1960
100,000 km2 (39,000 sq mi)
• 1993
88,800 km2 (34,300 sq mi)
Population  
• 1960
279,873
• 1993
288,458
 • Type Prefecture
Historical era Cold War
• Established
13 February 1960
• Disestablished
1 September 1999
Political subdivisions Sub-prefectures (1993)
  • Ati
  • Djédaa
  • Oum Hadjer
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Batha Region
Batha Est
Batha Ouest
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Batha Prefecture 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 was Ati, Chad. It is largely coextensive with the current Batha Region.


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See also : Regions of Chad - Departments of Chad

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