Malbaza Department

Malbaza
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Malbaza is a department of the Tahoua Region in Niger. The department is located in the south of the country and borders Nigeria. It consists of the rural communities of Doguérawa and Malbaza. The eponymous capital of the department is Malbaza. As of 2012, the department had a total population of 246,818 people.^[1]

History

The department goes back to the administrative post (poste administratif) of Doguérawa, which was established in 1964 and transferred to Malbaza in 1973. In 2011, the administrative post was separated from the department of Birni-N'Konni and elevated to the department of Malbaza.^[2]

Municipalities

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

Doguerawa 117,975
Malbaza 114,432

Notes

^ "Malbaza (Department, Niger) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
^ "Une nouvelle loi sur le redécoupage administratif" (PDF), L’Arbre à Palabres, no. 13, p. 2, 2011-08-11, retrieved 2014-01-28

[1] "Malbaza (Department, Niger) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-21.

[2] "Une nouvelle loi sur le redécoupage administratif" (PDF), L’Arbre à Palabres, no. 13, p. 2, 2011-08-11, retrieved 2014-01-28

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