Matameye Department
Encyclopedia
Matameye is a department
of the Zinder Region in Niger
. Its capital lies at the city of Matameye. The chief town lies 72 km from Magaria
. In 1997, the Department (until 1999 a Arrondissement
) had a population of 92,000. It also includes the town of Kantché
.
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...
of the Zinder Region in Niger
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...
. Its capital lies at the city of Matameye. The chief town lies 72 km from Magaria
Magaria
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. In 1997, the Department (until 1999 a Arrondissement
Arrondissement
Arrondissement is any of various administrative divisions of France, certain other Francophone countries, and the Netherlands.-France:The 101 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The capital of an arrondissement is called a...
) had a population of 92,000. It also includes the town of Kantché
Kantche
-References:...
.