Tanout Department

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

Geography

The Department is located in the center of the country. It consists of the township Tanout and the rural communities Falenko, Gangara, Olléléwa and Tenhya. The eponymous capital of the department is Tanout.

History

After independence in 1960, Niger's territory into 32 districts ( circonscriptions ) was divided. One of them was the district Tanout. 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 Tanout was converted to the district Tanout. 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 Tanout, the cantons Tanout, Gangara, Olléléwa and Tarka / Belbédji and a rest zone. 2011 Belbédji was dissolved as a separate department from the Department Tanout. The 2013 appointed prefect of Tanout is Oumarou Mahamane.

Population

The Department has Tanout 2012 439.741 inhabitants according to the census. In the 2001 census, before the dissolution of Belbédji, there were 338 842 inhabitants in the census 1988 191 738 inhabitants in the census 1977 149 318 inhabitants.