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]
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| Country |  Niger |
| Region | Diffa Region |
| Area | |
| • Total | 688 sq mi (1,782 km2) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 76,735 |
| • Density | 110/sq mi (43/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (GMT 1) |
History
editThe 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
editBosso Department is divided into two municipalities, listed with population as of 2012 census:
Notes
edit- ^ "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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