Damagaram Takaya Department

Damagaram Takaya
Department
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Country Niger
RegionZinder Region
Area
 • Total
2,000 sq mi (5,181 km2)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total
241,169
 • Density120/sq mi (47/km2)
Time zoneUTC+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

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

Damagaram Takaya Department is divided into six municipalities, listed with population as of 2012 census:

Notes

  1. ^ "Damagaram Takaya (Department, Niger) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  2. ^ Edmond Séré de Rivières (1965), Histoire du Niger, Paris: Berger-Levrault, p. 275
  3. ^ [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 {{citation}}: Check |url= value (help)


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