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Chad Map – Cities & Towns [TD]

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    Chad Map – Cities & Towns [TD]

    Chad is a landlocked country in north-central Africa, mapped around a strong west-to-south settlement axis, a sparse northern desert zone, and eastern border towns facing Sudan. The capital, N’Djamena, sits near the Chari–Logone river system and the Cameroon border. Most larger towns appear in the southern and central belts, while northern province seats such as Faya, Fada, and Bardaï help mark desert geography rather than dense urban clusters. City population figures on this page use the 2009 census as the safest baseline where available; later estimates may use different urban boundaries.

    Capital
    N’Djamena
    Country Code
    TD / TCD
    Main Administrative Units
    23 Provinces
    Map Focus
    Cities, Towns, Province Seats

    Map Reading Cues

    Chad’s towns are not evenly spread across the map. The west contains N’Djamena and Lake Chad access points; the south contains the main city belt around Moundou, Doba, Sarh, Koumra, Bongor, Pala, Kélo, and Laï; the east is anchored by Abéché, Goz Beïda, Adré, and Am Timan; the north is marked by widely spaced desert seats.

    Capital Corridor
    Southern Cities
    Eastern Hubs
    Northern Desert Seats

    City And Town Labels

    The table separates national capital, province seats, major urban localities, border towns, and desert reference towns. Population values are shown only when a reliable census-linked figure is available. Province-seat status does not always mean a town is one of the largest urban places by population.

    Interactive Chad Map – Cities, Towns, And Province Seats


    Settlement Pattern On The Chad Map

    Western Capital And Lake Chad Edge

    N’Djamena, Bol, Massakory, Massaguet, Bongor, and nearby towns help orient the western side of the map. This zone links the capital, Lake Chad, Chari-Baguirmi, Hadjer-Lamis, Lac, and Mayo-Kebbi routes.

    Southern City Belt

    Moundou, Doba, Sarh, Koumra, Kélo, Pala, Laï, Léré, and Fianga form the densest group of larger towns in the selected dataset. The southern belt is easier to read on a city map because towns sit closer together.

    Central Sahel Axis

    Mongo, Ati, Oum Hadjer, Bokoro, Mao, and Moussoro mark the transition from the capital-side west toward the drier interior. These towns are useful for reading routes across the middle of Chad.

    East And North Reference Points

    Abéché, Goz Beïda, Adré, Am Timan, and Biltine define the eastern map pattern. Faya, Fada, Amdjarass, and Bardaï mark province seats in wide desert areas where towns are far apart.

    Largest Selected Cities In Chad By 2009 Census Population
    Urban locality figures use the 2009 census baseline where available; later estimates may use wider urban-area boundaries.


    Selected Map Markers By Settlement Zone
    Counts refer to the marker set used on this page, not to all settlements in Chad.


    Selected Cities, Towns, And Province Seats In Chad

    The table is a reference selection for map reading. It includes the capital, larger urban localities, province seats, border towns, and desert reference points. “Population” refers to 2009 census-linked values where available.

    Chad Cities And Towns Map Reference Table
    Place Type Province Map Area Population Latitude Longitude Map Role Notes
    N’Djamena Capital city N’Djamena Western capital corridor 951,418 12.1100 15.0500 National anchor Largest urban centre and capital province.
    Moundou Major city / province seat Logone Occidental Southern city belt 137,251 8.5667 16.0833 Southern hub Largest city outside the capital in the 2009 baseline.
    Abéché Major city / province seat Ouaddaï Eastern Chad 97,963 13.8292 20.8324 Eastern hub Important eastern city and Ouaddaï seat.
    Sarh Major city / province seat Moyen-Chari Southern city belt 97,224 9.1500 18.3833 Chari corridor hub Major southern city and Moyen-Chari seat.
    Kélo Town Tandjilé Southern city belt 57,859 9.3167 15.8000 Southern town label Useful for reading Tandjilé and nearby southern routes.
    Am Timan Province seat Salamat Eastern-southern connector 52,270 11.0333 20.2833 Province seat Salamat seat and interior eastern marker.
    Doba Province seat Logone Oriental Southern city belt 49,647 8.6500 16.8500 Province seat Logone Oriental administrative seat.
    Pala Province seat Mayo-Kebbi Ouest Western south 49,461 9.3500 14.9667 Province seat Western-southern town near Cameroon-facing geography.
    Bongor Province seat Mayo-Kebbi Est Western south 44,578 10.2833 15.3667 Province seat Important western-southern marker on the Logone side.
    Goz Beïda Province seat Sila Eastern Chad 41,248 12.2248 21.4103 Eastern seat Sila province seat near Sudan-facing routes.
    Koumra Province seat Mandoul Southern city belt 37,867 8.9167 17.5500 Province seat Mandoul seat within the southern cluster.
    Mongo Province seat Guéra Central Sahel 37,628 12.1833 18.6833 Central hub Guéra seat and central map anchor.
    Bol Province seat Lac Lake Chad edge 35,963 13.4586 14.7147 Lake reference Lac province seat and Lake Chad reference point.
    Mao Province seat Kanem Western Sahel 35,468 14.1194 15.3133 Province seat Kanem seat north of the capital corridor.
    Faya Province seat Borkou Northern desert 30,800 17.9167 19.1167 Northern reference Also known as Faya-Largeau; Borkou desert seat.
    Bitkine Town Guéra Central Sahel 29,302 11.9833 18.2167 Central town Guéra-area town between Mongo and southern routes.
    Massakory Province seat Hadjer-Lamis Western capital corridor 27,954 12.9960 15.7290 Province seat Hadjer-Lamis seat north-east of N’Djamena.
    Oum Hadjer Town Batha Central-eastern route 26,552 13.2968 19.6966 Route town Central town connecting Batha and eastern Chad.
    Moussoro Province seat Barh El Gazel Central-western Sahel 24,564 13.6414 16.4894 Province seat Barh El Gazel seat on the northbound route.
    Biltine Province seat Wadi Fira Eastern Chad 23,472 14.5333 20.9167 Province seat Wadi Fira seat in the east.
    Léré Town Mayo-Kebbi Ouest Western south 22,899 9.6550 14.1536 Local town Town near Lake Léré and western-southern mapping.
    Fianga Town Mayo-Kebbi Est Western south 22,162 9.9333 15.1500 Local town Western-southern town in Mayo-Kebbi Est.
    Ati Province seat Batha Central Chad 20,902 13.2154 18.3353 Province seat Batha province seat.
    Massaguet Town Hadjer-Lamis Western capital corridor 19,876 12.4755 15.4365 Capital-side town Town near the N’Djamena corridor.
    Laï Province seat Tandjilé Southern city belt 18,945 9.3952 16.3053 Province seat Tandjilé province seat.
    Bokoro Town Hadjer-Lamis Central route 18,262 12.3807 17.0560 Route town Interior route town between the capital area and central Chad.
    Adré Border town Ouaddaï Eastern border 15,361 13.4667 22.2000 Border reference Town near Sudan-facing routes.
    Massenya Province seat Chari-Baguirmi Western interior Not reliably available 11.4038 16.1705 Province seat Included for administrative map reading.
    Fada Province seat Ennedi-Ouest Northern desert Not reliably available 17.1833 21.5833 Desert seat Included to mark Ennedi-Ouest.
    Amdjarass Province seat Ennedi-Est Eastern desert Not reliably available 16.0659 22.8431 Desert seat Included to mark Ennedi-Est.
    Bardaï Province seat Tibesti Far north Not reliably available 21.3500 17.0000 Far-north reference Tibesti province seat in the far north.

    Administrative Structure Used For This Map

    Chad is mapped here using the current first-level province system. Province seats are useful for orientation even when the settlement is smaller than nearby towns. Lower administrative counts have changed over time, so this page avoids treating department and sub-prefecture totals as fixed map labels.

    Chad Provinces And Main Seats
    Province Main Seat Map Area Map Note
    Barh El Gazel Moussoro Central-western Sahel Northbound route province.
    Batha Ati Central Chad Includes Ati and Oum Hadjer map references.
    Borkou Faya Northern desert Wide desert province with Faya as the main seat.
    Chari-Baguirmi Massenya Western interior Near the capital and Chari corridor.
    Ennedi-Est Amdjarass Eastern desert Eastern desert province seat.
    Ennedi-Ouest Fada Northern desert Ennedi map reference area.
    Guéra Mongo Central Sahel Central province with Mongo and Bitkine.
    Hadjer-Lamis Massakory Capital-side west Includes Massakory, Massaguet, and Bokoro.
    Kanem Mao Western Sahel Sahel province north of Lake Chad routes.
    Lac Bol Lake Chad edge Province tied to Lake Chad geography.
    Logone Occidental Moundou Southern city belt Contains one of Chad’s largest urban localities.
    Logone Oriental Doba Southern city belt Southern province with Doba as seat.
    Mandoul Koumra Southern city belt Southern administrative and town cluster.
    Mayo-Kebbi Est Bongor Western south Logone-side province in the west-south.
    Mayo-Kebbi Ouest Pala Western south Includes Pala and Léré.
    Moyen-Chari Sarh Southern city belt Chari-side province with Sarh as seat.
    N’Djamena N’Djamena Capital area Capital province and national urban anchor.
    Ouaddaï Abéché Eastern Chad Eastern hub province with Abéché and Adré.
    Salamat Am Timan Eastern-southern interior Connects southern and eastern map areas.
    Sila Goz Beïda Eastern Chad Eastern province near Sudan-facing routes.
    Tandjilé Laï Southern city belt Includes Laï and Kélo.
    Tibesti Bardaï Far north Far-northern desert and mountain reference province.
    Wadi Fira Biltine Eastern Chad Eastern province with Biltine as seat.
    Highest City Weight
    N’Djamena

    The capital dominates the urban hierarchy and should be the first label read on most national maps of Chad.

    Densest Selected Town Cluster
    South

    The southern provinces contain many of the larger selected towns and several province seats close to one another.

    Largest Empty-Looking Map Space
    North

    The northern desert provinces are mapped with fewer, more distant seats and reference towns.

    Most Useful Border Labels
    East And West

    Adré helps orient the Sudan side, while N’Djamena, Bongor, Pala, and Léré help read Cameroon-facing geography.

    Map Data Notes

    Reliable Fields

    • Country code TD / TCD is based on ISO country-code data.
    • Capital, country area, and broad country metadata are checked against GeoNames country records.
    • The first-level administrative system uses 23 provinces, as listed in current country reference datasets.
    • City population figures use the 2009 census baseline where available.

    Fields That May Vary

    • City populations may differ when a source uses municipality, urban locality, urban area, or projection boundaries.
    • Some province seats in desert areas do not have a stable, easily comparable public population value.
    • Coordinates are approximate town-centre points for map orientation, not parcel-level locations.
    • Department and sub-prefecture totals have been reorganized, so they are not used as fixed labels in the main map table.

    Population values should not be mixed with later metropolitan estimates without checking the boundary definition. For ranking charts and sortable tables, the page keeps the 2009 census-linked baseline to reduce boundary mismatch.

    Sources Used For Verification

    FAQ: Chad Cities And Towns Map

    What is the capital of Chad?

    The capital of Chad is N’Djamena. It is also the largest city in the 2009 census-linked city baseline and the main anchor point for a national cities-and-towns map.

    What are the main cities shown on a Chad map?

    The largest selected city labels include N’Djamena, Moundou, Abéché, Sarh, Kélo, Am Timan, Doba, Pala, Bongor, Goz Beïda, Koumra, and Mongo. Province seats such as Faya, Fada, Amdjarass, and Bardaï are also useful even when they are not among the largest towns.

    How many provinces does Chad have?

    Chad has 23 first-level provinces in the administrative structure used for this map. The provinces include N’Djamena, Ouaddaï, Logone Occidental, Moyen-Chari, Borkou, Tibesti, Ennedi-Est, Ennedi-Ouest, and others.

    Why do Chad city population numbers vary by source?

    Numbers vary because some sources use census urban localities, while others use municipal boundaries, urban areas, or projected estimates. This page uses the 2009 census-linked baseline where available and marks uncertain values instead of forcing a number.

    Which part of Chad has the densest selected town pattern?

    The selected map data shows the densest group of larger towns in southern Chad, including Moundou, Doba, Sarh, Koumra, Kélo, Pala, Laï, Léré, and Fianga. Northern Chad has fewer selected town markers because desert settlements are much farther apart.

    Are province seats and largest cities the same thing in Chad?

    No. Some province seats are large urban centres, such as N’Djamena, Moundou, Abéché, and Sarh. Others are smaller map reference towns, especially in desert or sparsely settled provinces.