Madarounfa Department

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

Geography

The Department is located in the south of the country, bordering Nigeria. It consists of the town of Maradi, the municipality and the rural communities Madarounfa Dan - Issa, Djiratawa, Gabi, and Sarkin Yamma Safo. The eponymous capital of the department is Madarounfa.

History

The area originally belonged to the district of the department of Maradi, in the Madarounfa the status of an administrative post ( poste administratif ) had. The Maradi district was disbanded in 1972 and raised the administrative posts Madarounfa for Arrondissement. 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 centers Madarounfa and Maradi and the cantons Madarounfa, Djirataoua, Gabi, Safo and Sarkin Yama. The 2013 appointed Prefect of Madarounfa is Abass Harou.

Population

The Department has Madarounfa according to the Census 2012 714.803 inhabitants, of which 264 897 in the town of Maradi. At the 2001 census, there were 439 431 inhabitants in the census 1988 304 192 inhabitants and in the census 1977 188 145 inhabitants.