Dosso Region

Dosso
Region
Location within Niger
Coordinates: 13°03′N 3°12′E / 13.050°N 3.200°E / 13.050; 3.200Coordinates: 13°03′N 3°12′E / 13.050°N 3.200°E / 13.050; 3.200
Country	Niger
Capital	Dosso
Area
• Total	31,002 km2 (11,970 sq mi)
Population (2011[1])
• Total	2,078,339
• Density	67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	West Africa Time (UTC+1)

Dosso is an administrative Region of the Republic of Niger; see its eponymous capital Dosso for history. The region has an area of 31,002 km² with a population of 2,016,690 in 2010 based projections by the National Institute of Statistics.^[2] Its population was 693,207 in the census of 1977; by 1988 it had increased to 1,018,895, and by 2001 it had reached 1,479,095. Most people live in rural areas and only 10% of the population resides in urban cities. The region of Dosso has a rich history and is home to the Dosso Kingdom.

Divisions and borders

Departments of Dosso

Dosso is divided into 5 Departments (Boboye Department, Dogondoutchi Department, Dosso Department, Gaya Department and Loga Department), 5 urban administrative divisions (communes urbaines) and 38 rural administrative divisions (communes rurales), 1 province, 15 cantons and 3 nomadic grouping.^[3]

Dosso has the following foreign borders:

• Sokoto State, Nigeria - east
• Kebbi State, Nigeria - southeast
• Alibori Department, Benin - south

Domestically, it borders the following departments:

• Tahoua Region - northeast
• Tillabéri Region - west

See also

• Departments of Niger
• Communes of Niger

References

v t e 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