Gothèye Department

Gothèye is a department of the Tillabéri Region in Niger. The department is located in the south-west of the country and borders Burkina Faso. Its administrative seat is the city of Gothèye. As of 2012, the department had a total population of 241,043 people.[1]

Gothèye
Country Niger
RegionTillabéri Region
Area
  Total1,580 sq mi (4,093 km2)
Population
 (2012)
  Total241,043
  Density150/sq mi (59/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (GMT 1)

History

The department goes back to the administrative post (poste administratif) of Gothèye, which was established in 1956. In 2011, the administrative post was separated from the department of Téra and elevated to the department of Gothèye.[2]

Municipalities

Gothèye Department is divided into two municipalities, listed with population as of 2012 census:

Notes

  1. "Niger: Municipal Division (Departments and Communes) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  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 2014-02-01, retrieved 2014-01-28


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