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Each of Niger's 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 ...
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 (population under 10000), and are governed by the department, whereas ...
This is a list of Regions of Niger by Human Development Index as of 2022. [1] ... 7 Tahoua: 0.349 References This page was last edited on 19 October 2024, at 10:26 ...
The Departments of Niger are subdivided into communes. As of 2005, in the seven Regions and one Capital Area, there were 36 départements , divided into 265 communes , 122 cantons and 81 groupements . [ 1 ]
The westernmost regions of Niger are joined with contiguous regions of Mali and Burkina Faso under the Liptako–Gourma Authority. The border dispute with Benin, inherited from colonial times and concerning inter alia Lété Island in the Niger River, was solved by the International Court of Justice in 2005 to Niger's advantage.
Currently for Niger, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 1 urban community and 7 regions. The urban community Niamey is the capital of the country and has special status equal to the regions. Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is NE, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Niger. The second part is a digit: 1–7: regions
The regions of Niger are subdivided into 63 departments (French: départements). Before the devolution program on 1999–2005, these departments were styled arrondissements. Confusingly, the next level up (regions) had, before 2002-2005 been styled departments. Prior to a revision in 2011, there had been 36 departments.
The Region of Maradi is one of seven regions of Niger. It is located in south-central Niger, east of the Region of Tahoua, west of Zinder, and north of the Nigerian city of Katsina. The administrative centre is at Maradi. The population of the Region is predominantly Hausa.