Falmey Department
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Falmey | |
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Country | ![]() |
Region | Dosso Region |
Area | |
• Total | 595 sq mi (1,542 km2) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 103,271 |
• Density | 170/sq mi (67/km2) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (GMT 1) |
Falmey is a department of the Dosso Region in Niger. The department is located in the south-west of the country and borders Benin. Its administrative seat is the city of Falmey. As of 2012, the department had a total population of 103,271 people.[1]
History
The department goes back to the administrative post (poste administratif) of Falmey, which was established in 1964. In 2011, the administrative post was separated from the department of Boboye and elevated to the department of Falmey.[2]
Municipalities
Falmey Department is divided into two municipalities, listed with population as of 2012 census:
Notes
- ^ "Niger: Municipal Division (Departments and Communes) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- ^ "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 2014-02-01, retrieved 2014-01-28
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