Mainé-Soroa Department

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Maïné - Soroa is a department in the region of Diffa in Niger.

Geography

The Department is located in the southeast of the country, bordering Nigeria. It consists of the township Maïné - Soroa and the rural communities Foulatari and N'Guelbély. The eponymous capital of the department is Maïné - Soroa.

History

After independence Niger in 1960, the territory into 32 districts ( circonscriptions ) was divided. One of them was the district Maïné - Soroa. 1964 divided an administrative reform in Niger seven departments, the predecessor of the later regions, and 32 arrondissements, the predecessor of the later departments. As part of the district Maïné - Soroa was converted into the district Maïné - Soroa, the Canton Chétimari, was slammed by then part of the district Maïné - Soroa, the new district Diffa. 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 Maïné - Soroa and the cantons Maïné - Soroa and Goudoumaria. 2011 Goudoumaria was dissolved as a separate department from the Department Maïné - Soroa. The 2013 appointed Prefect of Maïné - Soroa is Issaka May Saley.

Population

The Department Maïné - Soroa has 2012 133.000 inhabitants according to the census. In the 2001 census, before the dissolution of Goudoumaria, there were 143 397 inhabitants, 82 323 inhabitants in the census in 1988 and in the census in 1977 76 235 inhabitants.