Birni-N'Konni Department

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Birni - N'Konni is a department in the Tahoua region in Niger.

Geography

The Department is located in the south of the country, bordering Nigeria. It consists of the township Birni - N'Konni and the rural communities Allela, Bazaga and Tsernaoua. The eponymous capital of the department is Birni - N'Konni.

History

After independence in 1960, Niger's territory into 32 districts ( circonscriptions ) was divided. One of them was the district Birni - N'Konni. 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 district Birni - N'Konni was converted to the district Birni - N'Konni. 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 Birni - N'Konni and the cantons Birni - N'Konni and Doguéraoua. 2011 Malbaza was dissolved as a separate department from the Department Birni - N'Konni. The 2013 appointed Prefect of Birni - N'Konni is Abbas Serkin discounting.

Population

The Department Birni - N'Konni has 2012 313.782 inhabitants according to the census. In the 2001 census, before the dissolution of Malbaza, there were 363 176 inhabitants in the census 1988 253 409 inhabitants in the census 1977 175 159 inhabitants.