Zinder (department)

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Zinder
Capital	Zinder
Population	2,080,250 inhabitants
Census	2001
Area	145,430 km²
Density	/km²
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Zinder is an administrative department in Niger, the capital of the Department is Zinder. The department covers 145,430 km².

Zinder is divided into 5 arrondissements:

• Goure
• Magaria
• Matameye
• Mirriah
• Tanout

Zinder has the following foreign borders:

• Yobe State, Nigeria - southeast
• Jigawa State, Nigeria - south
• Katsina State, Nigeria - southwest

Domestically, it borders the following departments:

• Agadez - north
• Diffa - east
• Maradi - west

See also:

• Departments of Niger
• Arrondissements of Niger
• Communes of Niger

[edit] External links

• Zinder travel guide from Wikitravel

Departments of Niger
Agadez | Diffa | Dosso | Maradi | Niamey | Tahoua | Tillabéri | Zinder