Regions of Niger

Niger

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Niger is divided into seven regions (French: régions; singular – région), each named after its capital.

Current regions

A clickable map of Niger exhibiting its seven regions.


Region	Area (km²) ^[1]	Population (2012 census)
Agadez	667,799	487,620
Diffa	156,906	593,821
Dosso	33,844	2,037,713
Maradi	41,796	3,402,094
Niamey	402	1,026,848
Tahoua	113,371	3,328,365
Tillabéri	97,251	2,722,842
Zinder	155,778	3,539,764

Additionally, the national capital, Niamey, comprises a capital district.

Current administrative structure

The Regions are subdivided into departments and communes. As of 2005, there were 36 départements, divided into 265 communes, 122 cantons and 81 groupements. The latter two categories cover all areas not covered by urban communes (population over 10000) or rural communes (total population 13 million), and are governed by the department, whereas communes have had elected councils and mayors since 1999. Additional semi-autonomous subdivisions include sultanates, provinces and tributaries (tribus).^[2] The Nigerien government estimates there are an additional 17000 villages administered by rural communes, while there are a number of quartiers (boroughs or neighborhoods) administered by urban communes.^[3]

Restructuring

Prior to the devolution program on 1999-2006, the regions were styled as departments. The current departments used to be called arrondissements.^[4]]

1992 division

Tillabéri department was created in 1992, when Niamey Region (then called "department") was split, with the area immediately outside Niamey renamed as the capital district.^[5]

Historical evolution

Prior to independence, Niger was divided into sixteen cercles as second-level administrative divisions: Agadez, Birni N'Konni, Dogondoutchi, Dosso, Filingué, Gouré, Madaoua, Magaria, Maradi, N'Guigmi, Niamey, Tahoua, Téra, Tessaoua, Tillabéry, and Zinder. Their capitals had the same names as the cercle.

After independence, the 31 December 1961 Law of territorial organization created 31 circonscriptions. The 16 colonial cercles continued to exist, and served as a level of division above these circonscriptions. Four cercles (Dogondoutchi, Filingué, N'Guigmi, and Téra) had only one circonscription. The Law of August 14, 1964 then reorganized the country into seven departments, adopting the French second-level administration naming system, in contrast to neighbor Mali, which retained the colonial cercles and regions.

References

↑ Niger at GeoHive
↑ Loi 2001-23, Article 6
↑ GOUVERNEMENT DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE DU NIGER. APPUI À LA MISE EN ŒUVRE DU NEPAD–PDDAA, TCP/NER/2908 (I) (NEPAD Ref. 05/24 F), Volume IV de VI : PROFIL DE PROJET D’INVESTISSEMENT BANCABLE, Programme national de développement des infrastructures rurales (PNDIR) Government of the Republic of Niger, 24 April 2005, hosted bt the FAO.
↑
- Mbaye Mbengue FAYE, Faria Ibrahim GESTION DES DECHETS ISSUS DES SOINS DE SANTE (DISS):RAPPORT PROVISOIRE, World Bank, Niamey, Décembre 2001.
- FONDS AFRICAIN DE DEVELOPPEMENT: ETUDE DE MOBILISATION DES EAUX DANS LA REGION DE MARADI NIGER. DEPARTEMENT AGRICULTURE ET DEVELOPPEMENT RURAL, OCAR. African Development Bank Group, MARCH 2003
- [http://www.ucdp.uu.se/gpdatabase/peace/nig19950415.pdf ACCORD ÉTABLISSANT UNE PAIX DÉFINITIVE ENTRE LE GOUVERNEMENT DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE DU NIGER ET L?ORGANISATION DE LA RÉSISTANCE ARMÉE (O. R. A.)
↑ According to Statoids: "~1992: Tillabéry Region/department split from Niamey (whose FIPS code was NG05 before the change). Status of Niamey changed from department to capital district."

Regions and Departments of Niger

Capital: Niamey in Niamey Capital District

Agadez Region	Arlit Department Bilma Department Tchirozerine Department

Diffa Region	Diffa Department Mainé-Soroa Department N'guigmi Department

Dosso Region	Boboye Department Dogondoutchi Department Dosso Department Gaya Department Loga Department

Maradi Region	Aguie Department Dakoro Department Guidan Roumdji Department Madarounfa Department Mayahi Department Tessaoua Department

Tahoua Region	Abalak Department Birni-N'Konni Department Bouza Department Illela Department Keita Department Madaoua Department Tahoua Department Tchintabaraden Department

Tillabéri Region	Filingue Department Kollo Department Ouallam Department Say Department Téra Department Tillabéri Department

Zinder Region	Goure Department Magaria Department Matameye Department Mirriah Department Tanout Department

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