The Departments of Niger are subdivided into communes. As of 2005, in the seven
Regions
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and one Capital Area, there were 36 ''départements'', divided into 265 ''communes'', 122 ''cantons'' and 81 ''groupements''. The latter two categories cover all areas not covered by ''Urban Communes'' (population over 10000) or ''Rural Communes'' (population under 10000), and are governed by the Department, whereas Communes have (since 1999) elected councils and mayors. Additional semi-autonomous sub-divisions include ''Sultanates'', ''Provinces'' and ''Tribes'' (''tribus''). The Nigerien government estimates there are an additional 17000 Villages administered by ''Rural Communes'', while there are over 100 ''Quartiers'' (
boroughs
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or neighborhoods) administered by ''Urban Communes''.
The territorial reorganisation of Niger's local administration, known informally as the ''Decentralisation process'', was carried out through a series of laws from 1998 - 2005. Most important are:
* The Constitution of 9 August 1999 ;
* Law n°98-032 of 14 September, determining the statutes for ''Communautés Urbaines'' ;
* Law n°2001-023 of 10 August 2001, creating the administrative boundaries and ''Territorial Collectivities'';
* Law n° 2002-017 of 11 June 2002, determining the independent administration of Regions, Departments, and Communes, as well as their obligations and resources;
* Law n° 2002-014 of 11 June 2002, for the creation of the Communes and the fixing of their boundaries and seats (''chefs-lieux'').Loi n° 2002-014 du 11 JUIN 2002 portant création des communes et fixant le nom de leurs chefs-lieux Includes list of 213 communes rurales and seats, 52 Communes urbaines and seats.
While often translated as "town", Nigerien communes are simply the third level administrative subdivision of the nation. These can be classified ''Urban'' or ''Rural'' communes, and while often identical in territory to the administrative unit of a town or city, all areas of the country fall within a commune. The communes are listed below, by Department.
Arlit Department
Arlit is a department of the Agadez Region in Niger. Its capital lies at the city of Arlit.
As of 2012, the department had a total population of 105,025 people.
Communes
It is divided administratively into the following communes:
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Arlit
Arlit is an industrial town and capital of the Arlit Department of the Agadez Region of northern-central Niger, built between the Sahara Desert and the eastern edge of the Aïr Mountains. It is 200 km south by road from the border with ...
Iferouane
Iferouane (french: link=no, Iférouane), also spelled Iferouan, is an oasis town and commune in northern Niger, in Agadez Department. It is located northeast of Arlit in the northern Aïr,
in the Ighazar valley
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Timia
Timia is a small town and commune in northern Niger, situated at an oasis in the Aïr Mountains, Agadez Region, Arlit Department. Visitors come to the Tuareg town to see a seasonal waterfall, a former French fort and the nearby ruined town of A ...
Bilma Department
Bilma is a department of the Agadez Region in Niger. Its capital lies at the city of Bilma. As of 2012, the department had a total population of 17,935 people.
Communes
*Bilma
*Dirkou
*Djado
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Bilma
Bilma is an oasis town and commune in north east Niger with, as of the 2012 census, a total population of 4,016 people.
It lies protected from the desert dunes under the Kaouar Cliffs and is the largest town along the Kaouar escarpment. It ...
Bkonni Department
Birni-N'Konni (sometimes shortened as Bkonni) is a department of the Tahoua Region in Niger. Its capital lies at the city of Birni-N'Konni. As of 2011, the department had a total population of 504,783 people.
Towns and villages
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Harikanassou
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Koygolo
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Bouza Department
Bouza is a department of the Tahoua Region in Niger. Its capital lies at the city of Bouza, and also includes the town of Déoulé. As of 2011, the department had a total population of 386,093 people.
Culture and situation
Bouza Department is ...
Bader Goula
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Bermo
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Dakoro
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Tagriss
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Diffa Department
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Diffa
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Dogondoutchi Department
Dogondoutchi is a department of the Dosso Region in Niger. Its capital lies at the city of Dogondoutchi
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Dogondoutchi
Dongondoutchi ("High Hill", also nicknamed Doutchi) is a commune in Niger. It is located about 300 km east of the capital Niamey and 40 km from the Nigerian border. It lies on national route 1 which links the capital to the towns of ...
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Matankari
Matankari is a town in southwestern Niger. It is near the city of Niamey
Niamey () is the capital and largest city of Niger. Niamey lies on the Niger River, primarily situated on the east bank. Niamey's population was counted as 1,026,848 as ...
Tibiri
Tibiri is a town and urban commune in Niger
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Dosso Department
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Filingue Department
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Gaya Department
Gaya is a department of the Dosso Region in Niger
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Goure Department
Goure is a department of the Zinder Region in Niger. Its capital lies at the city of Goure
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Keita Department
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Kollo Department
Kollo is a department of the Tillabéri Region in Niger. Its capital lies at the city of Kollo, and includes the towns of N'Dounga, Fakara, Hamdallaye, Karma, Kirtachi
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Karma
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Kirtachi
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Namaro
Namaro is a village and rural commune in Niger.Loga Department
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N'guigmi Department
N'guigmi is a department of the Diffa Region in Niger. Its capital lies at the city of N'guigmi
N'guigmi is a city and Commune of fifteen thousand in the easternmost part of Niger, very near to Lake Chad – lying on its shore until the la ...
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Niamey
Niamey () is the capital and largest city of Niger. Niamey lies on the Niger River, primarily situated on the east bank. Niamey's population was counted as 1,026,848 as of the 2012 census. As of 2017, population projections show the capital di ...
''Communauté Urbaine de Niamey'' (CUN) includes five ''Urban Communes'' and 99 ''Quarters'', each with elected representatives (''délégués de commune'') to the ''Council of the Communauté Urbaine de Niamey''.
* Commune de Niamey I : 20 quarters ;
* Commune de Niamey II : 17 quarters ;
* Commune de Niamey III : 17 quarters ;
* Commune de Niamey IV : 17 quarters ;
* Commune de Niamey V : 28 quarters .
Ouallam Department
Ouallam is a department of the Tillabéri Region in Niger. Its capital lies at the city of Oullam, which is designated an Urban Commune. The department also includes the Rural Communes of Simiri and Tondikiwindi, as well as the towns of Bani ...
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Say Department
Say is a department of the Tillabéri Region in Niger. Its capital city is Say, and includes the towns of Guéladjo, Tamou, and Torodi. It abuts the urban Region of Niamey, and lies across the Niger River to the southwest of the capital. It ...
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Say
Say may refer to:
Music
*''Say'' (album), 2008 album by J-pop singer Misono
* "Say" (John Mayer song), 2007
*"Say (All I Need)", 2007 song by American pop rock band OneRepublic
* "Say" (Method Man song), 2006 single by rapper Method Man
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Tamou
Tamou is a village and "Rural Communes of Niger, commune" in Niger. The town is capital of its Rural Commune in the Say Department of Tillabéri Region, in the far southwest of the nation. It is southwest of Niamey, on the right (western) bank of ...
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Torodi
Torodi is a small town and a rural Communes of Niger, commune in Niger. As a rural center, Torodi hosts a large weekly market and the seat of local tribal authority (canton). Torodi is in the Say Department of the Tillaberi Region, which surrounds ...
Tanout Department
Tanout is a department of the Zinder Region in Niger. Its administrative seat is the city of Tanout. As of 2011, the department had a total population of 475,125 people.
On 15 April 2010, the Council of Ministers announced that Amadou Seybou Dio ...
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Gangara
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Species
*''Gangara lebadea'' (Hewitson, 1886) - banded redeye
*''Gangara thyrsis'' (Fabricius, 1775) - giant redeye
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Tanout
Tanout is a town in southern Niger. It is in Zinder Region, Tanout Department, north of the city of Zinder. It is the administrative capital of Tanout Department.
History
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Tenhya
Tenhya is a village and rural commune in Niger. As of 2010, it had a total population of 20,533 people. Tenhya located in the northern Sahel. The neighboring municipalities are Aderbissinat in the northwest, the northeast Tabelot, Tesker to the ea ...
Tchirozerine Department
Tchirozerine is a department of the Agadez Region in Niger. Its capital lies at the city of Tchirozerine. As of 2011, the department had a total population of 328,018 people.
It is divided administratively into the following communes:
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Agadez
Agadez ( Air Tamajeq: ⴰⴶⴰⴷⴰⵣ, ''Agadaz''), formerly spelled Agadès, is the fifth largest city in Niger, with a population of 110,497 based on the 2012 census. The capital of Agadez Region, it lies in the Sahara desert, and is also ...
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Téra Department
Téra is a department of the Tillabéri Region in Niger. Its capital lies at the city of Téra. As of 2011, the department had a total population of 579,658 people.
History
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Téra
Téra is a city in the Tillabéri Region, Tera Department of Niger. It is situated 175 km north-west of the capital Niamey, close to the border with Burkina Faso. It is mainly inhabited by Songhai, Fulani, Gourmantche and Buzu ethnic gro ...
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Gorouol
Gorouol is a village and rural Communes of Niger, commune in Niger.
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Kokorou
Kokorou or Kokoro is a town and rural commune in the Téra Department of western Niger.
It gives its name to the nearby Kokoro and Namga Wetlands, which was designated a Ramsar site in 2001. Covering 668 km2, the wetland hosts migratory bir ...
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Dargol
Dargol is a village and rural Communes of Niger, commune in Niger.
Tillabéri
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Anzourou
Anzourou is a village and rural commune in Niger
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Ayorou
Ayourou (or Ayorou or Ayerou) is a town and rural commune in the Tillabéri Region, in western Niger.
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Dessa
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Kourteye
Kourteye is a village and rural commune in Niger
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* Communauté Urbaine de Zinder
** Commune de Zinder I
** Commune de Zinder II
** Commune de Zinder III
** Commune de Zinder IV
See also
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Departments of Niger
The regions of Niger are subdivided into 63 departments (french: départements). Before the devolution program on 1999–2005, these departments were styled arrondissements. Confusingly, the next level up (regions) had, before 2002-2005 been s ...
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Regions of Niger
Niger is divided into eight regions (French: ''régions;'' singular''région)'', each of which is named after its capital.
Current regions
*Additionally, the national capital, Niamey, comprises a special capital district.
Current administrati ...