Arrondissements of Niger
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Prior to the devolution program on 1999-2006, the second level administrative subdivisions of Niger
were named arrondissements of Niger and 1st level were named departments of Niger
.
Then the former departments were renamed "regions of Niger
" and the arrondissements were renamed departments.
Niger
Niger , officially named the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east...
were named arrondissements of Niger and 1st level were named departments of Niger
Departments of Niger
||The Regions of Niger are subdivided into 63 Departments . Before the devolution program on 1999-2005, these Departments were styled arrondissements. Confusingly, the next level up had, before 2002-2005 been styled Departments. Prior to a revision in 2011, there had been 36 Departments. A draft...
.
Then the former departments were renamed "regions of Niger
Regions of Niger
||Niger is divided into 7 Regions . Each department's capital is the same as its name.-Current regions:*Agadez Region*Diffa Region*Dosso Region*Maradi Region*Tahoua Region*Tillabéri Region*Zinder Region...
" and the arrondissements were renamed departments.