Abala Department

Abala
Department
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Coordinates: 14°55′50.02″N 3°25′59.99″E / 14.9305611°N 3.4333306°E / 14.9305611; 3.4333306
Country Niger
RegionTillabéri Region
Area
 • Total
4,780 sq mi (12,390 km2)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total
144,287
 • Density30/sq mi (12/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (GMT 1)

Abala 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 Abala. As of 2012, the department had a total population of 144,287 people.[1]

History

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

Municipalities

Abala 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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