Ayourou Department

Ayourou
Ayérou
Department
Niger river in Ayourou Department
Niger river in Ayourou Department
Ayourou is located in Niger
Ayourou
Ayourou
Location in Niger
Coordinates: 14°43′50.99″N 0°55′0.98″E / 14.7308306°N 0.9169389°E / 14.7308306; 0.9169389
Country Niger
RegionTillabéri Region
Area
 • Total1,173 sq mi (3,037 km2)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total57,030
 • Density49/sq mi (19/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (GMT 1)

Ayourou is a department of the Tillabéri Region in Niger. The department is located in the south-west of the country and borders Mali. Its administrative seat is the city of Ayourou. As of 2012, the department had a total population of 57,030 people.[1]

History

The department goes back to the administrative post (poste administratif) of Ayourou, which was established in 1964. In 2011, the administrative post was separated from the department of Tillabéri and elevated to the department of Ayourou. As a result of the conflict in northern Mali, the government of Niger declared a state of emergency in the department of Ayourou and six other departments in March 2017, which was subsequently extended several times.[2]

Municipalities

Ayourou Department is divided into two municipalities, listed with population as of 2012 census:

Notes

  1. ^ "Niger: Municipal Division (Departments and Communes) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  2. ^ "Communiqué du Conseil des ministres du mercredi 13 juin 2018". Niger Diaspora (in French). 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2018-06-20.


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