Dungass Department

Dungass
Department
Country Niger
RegionZinder Region
Area
 • Total1,656 sq mi (4,288 km2)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total353,867
 • Density210/sq mi (83/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (GMT 1)

Dungass is a department of the Zinder Region in Niger. Its administrative seat is the city of Dungass. As of 2012, the department had a total population of 353,867 people.[1]

History

The department goes back to the administrative post (poste administratif) of Dungass, which was established in 1988. In 2011, the administrative post was separated from the department of Magaria and elevated to the department of Dungass.[2]

Municipalities

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

Notes

  1. ^ "Dungass (Department, Niger) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  2. ^ [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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