Dioundiou Department

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Dioundiou
Interactive map of Dioundiou
Country Niger
RegionDosso Region
Area
  Total
608 sq mi (1,576 km2)
Population
 (2012)
  Total
109,615
  Density180.1/sq mi (69.55/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (GMT 1)

Dioundiou is a department of the Dosso Region in Niger. The department is located in the south-west of the country and borders Nigeria. Its administrative seat is the city of Dioundiou. As of 2012, the department had a total population of 109,615 people.[1]

The department goes back to the administrative post (poste administratif) of Dioundiou, which was established in 1965. In 2011, the administrative post was separated from the department of Gaya and elevated to the department of Dioundiou.[2]

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