General info

Entity:
Niger
Capital:
Niamey
Population (2008-07-01):
13,272,679 (CIA)
Area:
1,267,000 sq.km.
Country code:
ne
Region:
Western Africa

Niger

Administrative units

région
départment		 capital area (sq.km.) population
1988-04-27
census		 population
2001-06-01
census
source: Institut National de la Statistique, Niger.
note: C.U. = Communauté Urbaine.
Région d'Agadez Agadez 667,799 208,828 321,639
Agadez Commune       78,289
Arlit   216,774 68,979 98,170
Bilma   296,279 8,928 17,080
Tchérozérine   154,746 130,921 128,100
Région de Diffa Diffa 156,906 189,091 346,595
Diffa   7,563   124,742
Diffa Commune     76,852 23,409
Maïné Soroa   16,338 83,414 143,397
N'Guigmi   133,005 28,825 55,047
Région de Dosso Dosso 33,844 1,018,895 1,505,864
Boboye   4,794 205,923 270,188
Dogondoutchi   11,936 314,607 494,354
Dosso   8,587 246,472 310,389
Dosso Commune       43,561
Gaya   4,446 164,305 253,444
Loga   4,081 87,588 133,928
Région de Maradi Maradi 41,796 1,389,433 2,235,748
Aguié   3,001 172,960 276,938
Dakoro   17,670 258,098 435,174
Guidan-Roumdji   4,929 210,610 348,321
Madarounfa   3,773 306,216 291,414
Maradi Commune       148,017
Mayahi   6,952 227,812 392,123
Tessaoua   5,471 213,737 343,761
C.U. de Niamey Niamey 402 397,437 707,951
Commune Niamey I       323,753
Commune Niamey II       289,213
Commune Niamey III       94,985
Région de Tahoua Tahoua 113,371 1,308,598 1,972,729
Abalak       80,777
Bimi-N'Konni   5,317 253,879 363,176
Bouza   3,777 180,805 277,782
Illéla   6,933 175,080 263,832
Keita   5,297 159,675 218,337
Madaoua   4,856 214,025 319,374
Tahoua   9,743 240,184 286,992
Tahoua Commune       73,002
Tchintabaraden   77,448 84,950 89,457
Région de Tillabéri Tillabéri 97,251 1,328,283 1,889,515
Filingué   26,217 285,977 406,334
Kollo   10,002 234,588 325,706
Ouallam   22,093 190,171 281,821
Say   14,430 163,376 232,460
Téra   15,794 295,969 425,824
Tillabéry   8,715 158,202 200,687
Tillabéry Commune       16,683
Région de Zinder Zinder 155,778 1,411,061 2,080,250
Gouré   95,182 162,275 227,400
Magaria   8,434 355,153 496,874
Matameye   2,381 164,107 246,496
Miriah   14,334 536,695 600,063
Tanout   35,447 192,831 338,842
Zinder Commune       170,575
total   1,267,000 7,251,626 11,060,291

Main cities

name population
1988-04-27
census		 population
2001-06-01
census
Niamey 391,876 707,951
Zinder 119,827 170,575
Maradi 110,005 148,017
Agadez 49,424 78,289
Tahoua 49,948 73,002
Arlit 32,272 69,435
source: Institut National de la Statistique, Niger.