Loga Department

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Loga is a department in the Dosso region in Niger.

Geography

The Department is located in the southwest of the country. It consists of the township Loga and the rural communities Falwel and Sokorbé. The eponymous capital of the department is Loga.

History

After independence in 1960, Niger's territory into 32 districts ( circonscriptions ) was divided. One of them was the district Loga. 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 Loga Loga was converted into the district. 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 Loga and the cantons Goubey, Falwel and Sokorbé. The 2013 appointed Prefect of Loga is Djamare Abdoulaye.

Population

The Department has Loga 2012 176.673 inhabitants according to the census. At the 2001 census, there were 133 928 inhabitants, 87 372 inhabitants in the census in 1988 and in the census in 1977 58 077 inhabitants.