Biltine Prefecture (Arabic: ﺇﻗﻠﻴﻢ بلتن) was one of the 14 prefectures of Chad. Located in the east of the country, Biltine covered an area of 46,850 square kilometers and had a population of 184,807 in 1993. Its capital was Biltine. The Amdang language, spoken in parts of the prefecture, is sometimes called "Biltine".

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Biltine Prefecture إقليم بلتن
Prefecture of Chad
1960–1999
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Capital	Biltine
Area
• Coordinates	14°31′N 20°55′E
• 1960	55,000 km2 (21,000 sq mi)
• 1993	46,850 km2 (18,090 sq mi)
Population
• 1960	141,686
• 1993	187,807
• Type	Prefecture
Historical era	Cold War
• Established[1]	1960
• Disestablished[1]	1 September 1999
Political subdivisions	Sub-prefectures (1993)[2] Am Zoer Arada Biltine Guéréda Iriba
Preceded by Succeeded by Ouaddaï Prefecture Biltine Department
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