Dioundiou Department

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Dioundiou
Country Niger
RegionDosso Region
Area
 • Total608 sq mi (1,576 km2)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total109,615
 • Density180/sq mi (70/km2)
Time zoneUTC+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[edit]

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[edit]

Dioundiou Department is divided into three municipalities, listed with population as of 2012 census:

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "Niger: Municipal Division (Departments and Communes) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  2. ^ "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