Departments of Niger

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Departments of Niger

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The Regions of Niger are subdivided into 36 Departments (fr. departements). Prior to the devolution program on 1999-2006, these Departments were styled arrondissements. Confusingly, the next level up (Regions) had, prior to 2002-2006 been styled Departments. ^[1] As of 2006, Arrondissements remain a probosed subdivision of Departments, though none are used. The decentralisation process, begun in the 1995-1999 period aims to replace appointed Prefects at Departmental/Arrondisement level with elected councils. This remains (in 2008) in the planning stage.

The 36 Departments are currently broken down into Communes. As of 2006 there were 265 communes, including communes urbaines (Urban Communes: as subdivisions of major cities), communes rurales (Rural Communes, in sparsely populated areas and postes administratifs (Administrative Posts) for largely uninhabited desert areas or military zones.

The Departments are listed below, by Region.

Contents 1 Agadez Region 2 Diffa Region 3 Dosso Region 4 Maradi Region 5 Niamey Capital District 6 Tahoua Region 7 Tillabéri Region 8 Zinder Region 9 See also 10 External links

[edit] Agadez Region

• Arlit Department
• Bilma Department
• Tchirozerine Department

[edit] Diffa Region

• Diffa Department
• Maine-soroa Department
• N'guigmi Department

[edit] Dosso Region

• Boboye Department
• Dogondoutchi Department
• Dosso Department
• Gaya Department
• Loga Department

[edit] Maradi Region

• Aguie Department
• Dakoro Department
• Groumdji Department
• Madarounfa Department
• Mayahi Department
• Tessaoua Department

[edit] Niamey Capital District

• Niamey Department

[edit] Tahoua Region

• Bkonni Department
• Bouza Department
• Illela Department
• Keita Department
• Madoua Department
• Tahoua Department
• Tchin-Tabaraden Department

[edit] Tillabéri Region

• Filingue Department
• Kollo Department
• Ouallam Department
• Say Department
• Tera Department
• Tillaberi Department

[edit] Zinder Region

• Goure Department
• Magaria Department
• Matameye Department
• Mirriah Department
• Tanout Department

[edit] See also

• Departments of Niger
• Communes of Niger
• Geography of Niger

[edit] External links

• Statoids

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