Damagaram Takaya Department
Appearance
Damagaram Takaya | |
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Landscape | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Zinder Region |
Area | |
• Total | 2,000 sq mi (5,181 km2) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 241,169 |
• Density | 120/sq mi (47/km2) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (GMT 1) |
Damagaram Takaya is a department of the Zinder Region in Niger. Its administrative seat is the city of Damagaram Takaya. As of 2012, the department had a total population of 241,169 people.[1]
History
[edit]The department dates back to the administrative post (poste administratif) of Damagaram Takaya, which was established in 1964.[2] In 2011, the administrative post was separated from the department of Mirriah and elevated to the department of Damagaram Takaya.[3]
Municipalities
[edit]Damagaram Takaya Department is divided into six municipalities, listed with population as of 2012 census:
- Albarkaram 17,619
- Damagaram Takaya 61,580
- Guidimouni 69,587
- Mazamni 22,183
- Moa 26,632
- Wame 43,568
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Damagaram Takaya (Department, Niger) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ^ Edmond Séré de Rivières (1965), Histoire du Niger, Paris: Berger-Levrault, p. 275
- ^ [nigerdiaspora.net "Une nouvelle loi sur le redécoupage administratif"] (PDF), L’Arbre à Palabres, no. 13, p. 2, 2011-08-11, retrieved 2014-01-28
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