Dogondoutchi Department

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Dogondoutchi is a department in the Dosso region in Niger.

Geography

The Department is located in the southwest of the country, bordering Nigeria. It consists of the township and the rural communities Dogondoutchi Dan Kassari, Dogonkiria, Kiéché, Matankari and Soucoucoutane. The eponymous capital of the department is Dogondoutchi.

History

The Department Dogondoutchi belonged to the historical region Aréoua, which fell in 1899 to France. The French colonial administration set up in 1922 a subdivision of Dogondoutchi, which belonged to the circle ( cercle ) of Dosso. After independence in 1960, Niger's territory into 32 districts ( circonscriptions ) was divided. One of them was the district Dogondoutchi. 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 Dogondoutchi was converted to the district Dogondoutchi. 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 Dogondoutchi and the cantons Dogondoutchi, Takassaba / Guéchémé and Tibiri. 2011 Tibiri was dissolved as a separate department from the Department Dogondoutchi. The 2013 appointed Prefect of Dogondoutchi is Rhissa Ahmadou.

Population

The Department has Dogondoutchi 2012 371.078 inhabitants according to the census. In the 2001 census, before the dissolution of Tibiri, there were 494 354 inhabitants in the census 1988 313 743 inhabitants in the census 1977 216 624 inhabitants.