Dungass Department

Dungass
Dungass
Department
	Interactive map of Dungass
Country	Niger
Region	Zinder Region
Area
• Total	1,656 sq mi (4,288 km2)
Population (2012)
• Total	353,867
• Density	213.7/sq mi (82.52/km2)
Time zone	UTC+1 (GMT 1)

Dungass is a department of the Zinder Region in Niger. Its administrative seat is the city of Dungass. As of 2012, the department had a total population of 353,867 people.^[1]

History

The department goes back to the administrative post (poste administratif) of Dungass, which was established in 1988. In 2011, the administrative post was separated from the department of Magaria and elevated to the department of Dungass.^[2]

Municipalities

Dungass Department is divided into three municipalities, listed with population as of the 2012 census:

Dogo-Dogo 65,544
Dungass 127,757
Gouchi 71,612
Malawa 88,954

Notes

↑ "Dungass (Department, Niger) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
↑ "Une nouvelle loi sur le redécoupage administratif" (PDF), L'Arbre à Palabres, no. 13, p. 2, 2011-08-11, archived from the original (PDF) on 27 Oct 2019, retrieved 2014-01-28

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[1] "Dungass (Department, Niger) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-21.

[2] "Une nouvelle loi sur le redécoupage administratif" (PDF), L'Arbre à Palabres, no. 13, p. 2, 2011-08-11, archived from the original (PDF) on 27 Oct 2019, retrieved 2014-01-28

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