Takeita Department

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Takeita
Country Niger
RegionZinder Region
Area
 • Total1,303 sq mi (3,374 km2)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total246,818
 • Density190/sq mi (73/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (GMT 1)

Takeita is a department of the Zinder Region in Niger. Its administrative seat is the city of Takieta. As of 2012, the department had a total population of 246,818 people.[1]

History[edit]

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

Municipalities[edit]

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

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "Takeita (Department, Niger) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  2. ^ Frédéric Giraut (1999), Retour du refoulé et effet chef-lieu. Analyse d’une refonte politico-administrative virtuelle au Niger (PDF), Paris: PRODIG, p. 35, ISBN 2-901560-38-5, retrieved 2014-01-28