Dioundiou Department
Department in Dosso Region, Niger
Dioundiou | |
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Department | |
Country | Niger |
Region | Dosso Region |
Area | |
• Total | 608 sq mi (1,576 km2) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 109,615 |
• Density | 180/sq mi (70/km2) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (GMT 1) |
Dioundiou is a department of the Dosso Region in Niger. The department is located in the south-west of the country and borders Nigeria. Its administrative seat is the city of Dioundiou. As of 2012, the department had a total population of 109,615 people.[1]
History
The department goes back to the administrative post (poste administratif) of Dioundiou, which was established in 1965. In 2011, the administrative post was separated from the department of Gaya and elevated to the department of Dioundiou.[2]
Municipalities
Dioundiou Department is divided into three municipalities, listed with population as of 2012 census:
- Dioundiou (54,157)
- Karakara (44,333)
- Zabori (11,125)
Notes
- ^ "Niger: Municipal Division (Departments and Communes) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- ^ "Une nouvelle loi sur le redécoupage administratif" (PDF), L'Arbre à Palabres, no. 13, p. 2, 2011-08-11, archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-01, retrieved 2014-01-28
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Regions and Departments of Niger
Capital: Niamey in Niamey Capital District
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- Tchirozerine Department
- Bosso Department
- Diffa Department
- Goudoumaria Department
- Maine-soroa Department
- N'Gourti Department
- N'guigmi Department
- Boboye Department
- Dioundiou Department
- Dogondoutchi Department
- Dosso Department
- Falmey Department
- Gaya Department
- Loga Department
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