Damagaram Takaya Department

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Damagaram Takaya
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Damagaram Takaya Department
Country Flag of Niger.svg Niger
Region Zinder Region
Area
  Total
2,000 sq mi (5,181 km2)
Population
 (2012)
  Total
241,169
  Density120/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]

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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:

Notes

  1. "Damagaram Takaya (Department, Niger) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  2. Edmond Séré de Rivières (1965), Histoire du Niger, Paris: Berger-Levrault, p. 275
  3. "Une nouvelle loi sur le redécoupage administratif" (PDF), L'Arbre à Palabres, no. 13, p. 2, 11 August 2011, archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2014, retrieved 28 January 2014