Ouaddaï (prefecture)
| Ouaddaï Prefecture Préfecture du Ouaddaï عمالة وداي | |||||||||||||||
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| Prefecture of Chad | |||||||||||||||
| 1960–1999 | |||||||||||||||
| Capital | Abéché | ||||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||||
| • Coordinates | 13°49′N 20°50′E / 13.817°N 20.833°E | ||||||||||||||
• 1960 | 75,000 km2 (29,000 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
• 1993 | 76,240 km2 (29,440 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||||
• 1960 | 306,265 | ||||||||||||||
• 1993 | 543,900 | ||||||||||||||
| • Type | Prefecture | ||||||||||||||
| Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||||||||
• Established | 13 February 1960 | ||||||||||||||
• Separation of Biltine Prefecture | 1960 | ||||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1 September 1999 | ||||||||||||||
| Political subdivisions | Sub-prefectures (1993)
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Ouaddaï (Arabic: وداي) was one of the 14 prefectures of Chad. Located in the east of the country, Ouaddaï covered an area of 76,240 square kilometers and had a population of 543,900 in 1993. Its capital was Abéché.