Dosso Region

Dosso
—  Region  —
Location within Niger
Coordinates: 13°03′N 3°12′E / 13.05°N 3.2°E / 13.05; 3.2Coordinates: 13°03′N 3°12′E / 13.05°N 3.2°E / 13.05; 3.2
Country	Niger
Capital	Dosso
Area
- Total	31,002 km2 (11,969.9 sq mi)
Population (2001 census)
- Total	1,479,095
- Density	47.7/km2 (123.6/sq mi)
Time zone	West Africa Time (UTC+1)

Dosso is an administrative Region of the Republic of Niger; see its eponymous capital Dosso for history.

The region has an area of 31,002 km². Its population was 693,207 in the census of 1977; by 1988 it had increased to 1,018,895, and by 2001 it had reached 1,479,095.

Divisions and borders

Departments of Dosso

Dosso is divided into 5 Departments:

• Boboye Department
• Dogondoutchi Department
• Dosso Department
• Gaya Department
• Loga Department

Dosso has the following foreign borders:

• Sokoto State, Nigeria - east
• Kebbi State, Nigeria - southeast
• Alibori Department, Benin - south

Domestically, it borders the following departments:

• Tahoua Region - northeast
• Tillabéri Region - west

See also

• Departments of Niger
• Communes of Niger

References