Bosso Department

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Bosso
Bosso
Bosso
Country Niger
RegionDiffa Region
Area
 • Total688 sq mi (1,782 km2)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total76,735
 • Density110/sq mi (43/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (GMT 1)

Bosso is a department of the Diffa Region in Niger. The department is located in the south-east of the country and borders Nigeria and Chad. Its administrative seat is the city of Bosso. As of 2012, the department had a total population of 32,731 people.[1]

History[edit]

The department goes back to the administrative post (poste administratif) of Bosso, which was separated from the Diffa department in 2011 and elevated to the Bosso department.[2]

Municipalities[edit]

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

Notes[edit]

  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