The regions of Chad are divided into 61 departments. The departments are listed below, by name and by region.

Departments sorted by name

Departments grouped by region

The following is a list of departments grouped by region. Shown next to each department is its population as of 2009, the name of its capital or main town (chef-lieu in French), and a list of sub-prefectures (sous-préfectures).

Bahr El Gazel

Created in 2008 from the Kanem region's former Barh El Gazel department.

Batha

Borkou

Created in 2008 from the Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti region's former Borkou department.

Chari-Baguirmi

Ennedi-Est

Ennedi-Ouest

Guéra

Hadjer-Lamis

Kanem

Lac

Logone Occidental

Logone Oriental

Mandoul

Mayo-Kebbi Est

Mayo-Kebbi Ouest

Moyen-Chari

Ouaddaï

Salamat

Sila

Created in 2008 from the Ouaddaï region's former Sila and Djourf Al Ahmar departments.

Tandjilé

Tibesti

Created in 2008 from the Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti region's former Tibesti department.

Wadi Fira

N'Djamena (capital)

N'Djamena, the capital city of Chad, is also a special statute region. It has no departments, but is divided into 10 arrondissements.