Tibiri Department

Tibiri
Department
Agriculture in Tibiri Department
Agriculture in Tibiri Department
Map
Country Niger
RegionDosso Region
Area
 • Total
608 sq mi (1,576 km2)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total
109,615
 • Density180/sq mi (70/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (GMT 1)

Tibiri 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 Tibiri (Doutchi). As of 2012, the department had a total population of 109,615 people.[1]

History

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

Municipalities

Tibiri Department is divided into four 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. ^ "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


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