Bosso Department

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Bosso
Bosso
Bosso
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CountryFile:Flag of Niger.svg Niger
RegionDiffa Region
Area
 • Total
688 sq mi (1,782 km2)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total
76,735
 • Density111.5/sq mi (43.06/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (GMT 1)

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]

History

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The 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

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

Notes

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