Borkou

region of Chad
AdministrativeArea province_of_chad Q1139666
Borkou
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Borkou

Summary

Borkou is a province of Chad[1]. Borkou ranks in the top 8% of province_of_chad entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (114 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Borkou is located in Chad[3].
  • Borkou is in the country of Chad[4].
  • Borkou's instance of is recorded as province of Chad[5].
  • Borkou's capital is recorded as Faya-Largeau[6].
  • Borkou's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Borkou Department[7].
  • Borkou's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Borkou Yala[8].
  • Borkou's Commons category is recorded as Borkou[9].
  • 2012 marks the founding of Borkou[10].
  • Borkou's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 17.9167, 'lon': 19.1167}[11].
  • Borkou's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Borkou (region of Chad)[12].
  • Borkou has a population of {'amount': '+97251'}[13].
  • Borkou has a population of {'amount': '+133600'}[14].
  • Borkou's replaces is recorded as Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region[15].
  • Borkou sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+381'}[16].
  • Borkou covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+150000'}[17].
  • Borkou's language used is recorded as Dazaga-kara[18].
  • Borkou's language used is recorded as Teda[19].

Body

Geography

Borkou is in the country of Chad[4]. Borkou is located in Chad[3].

Physical Characteristics

Borkou covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+150000'}[17]. Borkou sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+381'}[16]. Population counts include {'amount': '+97251'}[13] and {'amount': '+133600'}[14].

Designation and Status

Borkou's instance of is recorded as province of Chad[5].

History and Context

2012 marks the founding of Borkou[10].

Why It Matters

Borkou ranks in the top 8% of province_of_chad entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (114 views/month).[2] Borkou has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] Borkou is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . citypopulation.de. citypopulation.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . citypopulation.de. citypopulation.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22h ago · Shem.iz · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Capital Faya-Largeau
    Coordinate location {'lat': 17.9167, 'lon': 19.1167}
    Inception +2012-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Replaces Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||ml */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32557|batch #32557]]: ch-dml-f"
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