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The Regions of Niger are subdivided into 36 Departments (French: [departements] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup (help)). 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. [1] As of 2005, Arrondissements remain a proposed subdivision of Departments, though none are used. The decentralisation process, begun in the 1995-1999 period replaced appointed Prefects at Departmental/Arrondisement level with elected councils, first elected in 1999. These were the first local elections held in the history of Niger. Officials elected at Commune level are then selected as representatives at Departmental, Regional, and National level councils and administration. The Ministry of Decentralisation was created to oversee this task, and to create a national consultative council of local officials.
The 36 Departments are broken down into Communes. As of 2006 there were 265 communes, including communes urbaines (Urban Communes: centred in or as subdivisions of cities of over 10000), communes rurales (Rural Communes) centred in cities of under 10,000 and/or sparsely populated areas, and a variety of traditional (clan or tribal) bodies amongst semi-nomadic populations orpostes administratifs (Administrative Posts) for largely uninhabited desert areas or military zones.
The Departments are listed below, by Region.
Agadez Region
Diffa Region
Dosso Region
- Boboye Department (Boboye)
- Dogondoutchi Department (Dogondoutchi)
- Dosso Department (Dosso)
- Gaya Department (Gaya)
- Loga Department (Loga)
Maradi Region
- Aguie Department (Aguie)
- Dakoro Department (Dakoro)
- Groumdji Department (Groumdji)
- Madarounfa Department (Madarounfa)
- Mayahi Department (Mayahi)
- Tessaoua Department (Tessaoua)
Tahoua Region
- Abalak Department (Abalak)
- Bkonni Department (Bkonni)
- Bouza Department (Bouza)
- Illela Department (Illela)
- Keita Department (Keita)
- Madoua Department (Madoua)
- Tahoua Department (Tahoua)
- Tchin-Tabaraden Department (Tchin-Tabaraden)
Tillabéri Region
- Filingue Department (Filingue)
- Kollo Department (Kollo)
- Ouallam Department (Ouallam)
- Say Department (Say)
- Téra Department (Téra)
- Tillabéri Department (Tillabéri)
Zinder Region
- Goure Department (Goure)
- Magaria Department) (Magaria)
- Matameye Department (Zinder)
- Mirriah Department (Mirriah)
- Tanout Department (Tanout)
See also
- Departments of Niger
- Communes of Niger
- Geography of Niger
References
- ↑ *Mbaye Mbengue FAYE, Faria Ibrahim GESTION DES DECHETS ISSUS DES SOINS DE SANTE (DISS):RAPPORT PROVISOIRE, World Bank, Niamey, Décembre 2001.
- FONDS AFRICAIN DE DEVELOPPEMENT: ETUDE DE MOBILISATION DES EAUX DANS LA REGION DE MARADI NIGER. DEPARTEMENT AGRICULTURE ET DEVELOPPEMENT RURAL, OCAR. African Development Bank Group, MARCH 2003
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