Arlit Department

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Arlit is a department in the Agadez Region in Niger.

Geography

The Department is located in the north of the country on the border with Algeria. It consists of the Municipality of Arlit and the rural communities Dannet and Gougaram. The eponymous capital of the department is Arlit.

History

The territory of the department Arlit was originally part of 1964 created Arrondissement Agadez, which consists of a district ( circonscription ) emerged the same name in the Aïr region. The area of ​​the arrondissements of Agadez in 1969 divided between the arrondissements Arlit and Tchirozérine. In 1998, the former arrondissements of Niger in departments were converted, 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 Arlit and a rest zone. 2011 Iférouane was dissolved as a separate department from the department of Arlit. The 2013 appointed prefect of Arlit is Alat Mogaskia.

Population

The Department of Arlit has 2012 103.369 inhabitants according to the census. In the 2001 census, before the dissolution of Iférouane, there were 98 170 inhabitants, 68 282 inhabitants in the census in 1988 and in the census in 1977 25 436 inhabitants.