Damagaram Takaya Department

Damagaram Takaya
Department
Landscape
Country	Niger
Region	Zinder Region
Area
• Total	2,000 sq mi (5,181 km²)
Population (2012)
• Total	241,169
• Density	120/sq mi (47/km²)
Time zone	UTC+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:

Albarkaram 17,619
Damagaram Takaya 61,580
Guidimouni 69,587
Mazamni 22,183
Moa 26,632
Wame 43,568

Notes

^ "Damagaram Takaya (Department, Niger) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
^ Edmond Séré de Rivières (1965), Histoire du Niger, Paris: Berger-Levrault, p. 275
^ [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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