Tessaoua Department

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

Geography

The Department is located in the south of the country. It consists of the township Tessaoua and the rural communities Baoudetta, Hawandawaki, Koona, Korgom, Maïjirgui and Ourafane. The eponymous capital of the department is Tessaoua. The vast plains in the department Tessaoua are characterized by sandy soils with laterite sprinklings.

History

After independence in 1960, Niger's territory into 32 districts ( circonscriptions ) was divided. One of them was the district Tessaoua. 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 Tessaoua was converted to the district Tessaoua. Aguie was dissolved in 1972 as a separate district from Tessaoua. 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 Tessaoua and the cantons Tessaoua, Korgom and Ourafane. The 2013 appointed Prefect of Tessaoua is Idi Mamane Karbo.

Population

The Department has Tessaoua 2012 516.227 inhabitants according to the census. At the 2001 census, there were 343 761 inhabitants in the census 1988 213 207 inhabitants and in the census 1977 145 908 inhabitants.