Dakoro Department, Niger

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Dakoro is a department in the region of Maradi in Niger.

Geography

The Department is located in the south of the country. It consists of the township Dakoro and the rural communities Adjékoria, Azagor, Bader Goula, Birni LaLLe, Dan Goulbi, Korahane, Kornaka, Maïyara, Roumbou I, Sabon -Machi and Tagriss. The eponymous capital is Dakoro. The landscape of the department is characterized by grasslands on sandy ground. Two large valleys through the area from east to west: the Goulbi n'Kaba south of Kornaka and the Tarka Valley.

History

After independence in 1960, Niger's territory into 32 districts ( circonscriptions ) was divided. One of them was the district Dakoro. 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 Dakoro was converted to the district Dakoro. 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 Dakoro, the cantons Birnin LaLLe, Bader Goula and solos Tagris and a rest zone. 2011 Bermo was dissolved as a separate department from the Department Dakoro. The 2013 appointed prefect of Dakoro is Ounteni Kongeoi.

Population

The Department has Dakoro 2012 631.429 inhabitants according to the census. In the 2001 census, before the dissolution of Bermo, there were 435 174 inhabitants in the census 1988 256 992 inhabitants in the census 1977 179 865 inhabitants.