Bouza Department

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Bouza is a department in the Tahoua region in Niger.

Geography

The Department is located in the south of the country. It consists of the township Bouza and the rural communities Allakaye, Babankatami, Déoulé, Karofane, Tabotaki and Tama. The eponymous capital of the department is Bouza.

History

After independence in 1960, Niger's territory into 32 districts ( circonscriptions ) was divided. One of them was the district Bouza. 1964 was divided into seven administrative reform Niger departments, the predecessor of the later regions, and 32 arrondissements, the predecessor of the later departments. As part of the county than in the Bouza Bouza district was converted. In 1998, the former arrondissements of Niger were raised to departments, each headed by an appointed Council of Ministers is prefect. The structure of the department in communities exists since the year 2002. Previously, it consisted of the urban center and the cantons Bouza Bouza and Déoulé. The 2013 appointed Prefect of Bouza is Illa Sanoussi.

Population

The Department has Bouza 2012 445.659 inhabitants according to the census. At the 2001 census, there were 277 782 inhabitants in the census 1988 180 714 inhabitants and in the census 1977 142 061 inhabitants.