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Aguie Department

Coordinates:13°30′12″N7°46′37″E / 13.50333°N 7.77694°E /13.50333; 7.77694
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Department in Maradi Region, Niger
Aguie
Aguie Department location in the region
Aguie Department location in the region
CountryNiger
RegionMaradi Region
Area
 • Total
676 sq mi (1,752 km2)
Population
 (2012 census)
 • Total
245,996
 • Density360/sq mi (140/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (GMT 1)

Aguie is adepartment of theMaradi Region inNiger. Its capital lies at the city ofAguie.

Population

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As of 2012, the department had a total population of 245,996 people.[1][2] A primarilyHausa populated region, it is bordered to the south byKatsina State,Nigeria. This is following a partial UN funded development census of the region from 2005.[3] The Maradi Region is one of the most densely populated areas of Niger, home to 20 per cent of the country’s population, most of whom are small farmers in rural settlements.[4]

Transport

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Aguié lies on the main east-west highway betweenMaradi andZinder.[5] It is also 50 kilometres (30 miles) north of the city ofKatsina, Nigeria, in an area of much cross-border trade and population movement.[6][7]

Communes

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References

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  1. ^"Niger: Municipal Division (Departments and Communes) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved2024-02-22.
  2. ^"Annuaires_Statistiques"(PDF).Institut National de la Statistique. Retrieved2 May 2013.
  3. ^Villagers and aid workers alike benefit from census project in Niger,IFAD/United Nations, August 2007.
  4. ^See "Villagers and aid workers alike benefit from census project in Niger",IFAD/United Nations, August 2007.
  5. ^Friends of NigerArchived July 23, 2008, at theWayback Machine, March 2002 newsletter.
  6. ^Decalo, Samuel (1997).Historical Dictionary of the Niger (3rd ed.). Boston & Folkestone: Scarecrow Press.ISBN 0-8108-3136-8.
  7. ^For history of the Hausa border regions, see:
    • James Decalo. Historical Dictionary of Niger. Scarecrow Press/ Metuchen. NJ - London (1979)ISBN 0-8108-1229-0
    • Finn Fuglestad. A History of Niger: 1850-1960. Cambridge University Press (1983)ISBN 0-521-25268-7
Agadez Region
Diffa Region
Dosso Region
Maradi Region
Tahoua Region
Tillabéri Region
Zinder Region

13°30′12″N7°46′37″E / 13.50333°N 7.77694°E /13.50333; 7.77694

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