Goure Department

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Gouré is a department in the region of Zinder in Niger.

Geography

The Department is located in the southeast of the country, bordering Nigeria. It consists of the township Gouré and the rural communities Alakoss, Boune, Gamou, Guidiguir and trowel. The eponymous capital of the department is Gouré.

History

The Department Gouré corresponds territorial about the historical area Mounio. After independence in 1960, Niger's territory into 32 districts ( circonscriptions ) was divided. One of them was the district Gouré. 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 Gouré was converted to the district Gouré. 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 Gouré, the cantons Gouré, Alakoss, Boune, Gamou and trowel / Koutous and a rest zone. 2011 Tesker was dissolved as a separate department from the Department Gouré. The 2013 appointed Prefect of Gouré is Ali Ranao.

Population

The Department has Gouré 2012 332.278 inhabitants according to the census. In the 2001 census, before the dissolution of Tesker, there were 227 400 inhabitants in the census 1988 161 531 inhabitants in the census 1977 114 098 inhabitants. The Department is a major settlement area Dazaga speaking Tubu in Niger.