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Zinder (department)
Encyclopedia
Zinder Region is an administrative Region
in Niger
, the capital of the Region is the Commune
of Zinder
. The Region covers 145,430 km². The Governor of Zinder Region is Yahaya Yandaka.
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Zinder has the following foreign borders:
Domestically, it borders the following Regions:
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...
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...
, the capital of the Region is the Commune
Communes of Niger
The Departments of Niger are subdivided into communes. As of 2005, in the seven Regions and one Capital Area, there were 36 départements, divided into 265 communes, 122 cantons and 81 groupements...
of Zinder
Zinder
Zinder is the second largest city in Niger, with a population of 170,574 by 2005 was estimated to be over 200,000...
. The Region covers 145,430 km². The Governor of Zinder Region is Yahaya Yandaka.
Divisions and borders
Zinder is divided into 5 DepartmentDepartments 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...
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- Goure DepartmentGoure DepartmentGoure is a department of the Zinder Region in Niger. Its capital lies at the city of Goure....
- Magaria DepartmentMagaria DepartmentMagaria is a department of the Zinder Region in Niger. Its capital lies at the city of Magaria....
- Matameye DepartmentMatameye DepartmentMatameye 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 had a population of 92,000. It also includes the town of Kantché....
- Mirriah DepartmentMirriah DepartmentMirriah is a department of the Zinder Region in Niger. Its capital lies at the city of Mirriah, although its largest city is Zinder....
- Tanout DepartmentTanout DepartmentTanout is a department of the Zinder Region in Niger. Its capital lies at the city of Tanout....
Zinder has the following foreign borders:
- Yobe State, NigeriaYobe StateYobe State is a state located in Northern Nigeria. A mainly agricultural state, it was created on August 27, 1991. Yobe state was carved out of present-day Borno State. The capital of Yobe state is Damaturu.-Geography:...
- southeast - Jigawa State, NigeriaJigawa State-Location:Jigawa State is one of thirty-six states that constitute Federal Republic of Nigeria. It is situated in the north-western part of the country between latitudes 11.00oN to 13.00oN and longitudes 8.00oE to 10.15oE. Kano State and Katsina State border Jigawa to the west, Bauchi State to the...
- south - Katsina State, NigeriaKatsina StateKatsina State is a state in northern Nigeria. Its capital is Katsina, and its governor is Ibrahim Shema, a member of the People's Democratic Party...
- southwest
Domestically, it borders the following Regions:
- Agadez - north
- Diffa - east
- Maradi - west