Zinder Region

Zinder
Region

Location within Niger
Coordinates: 13°42′N 9°12′E / 13.700°N 9.200°E / 13.700; 9.200Coordinates: 13°42′N 9°12′E / 13.700°N 9.200°E / 13.700; 9.200
Country  Niger
Capital Zinder
Area
  Total 145,430 km2 (56,150 sq mi)
Population (2011[1])
  Total 2,916,929
  Density 20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (West Africa Time)

Zinder Region is an administrative Region in Niger, the capital of the Region is the Commune of Zinder. The Region covers 145,430 km².

In 2013 the Governor of Zinder Region was Yahaya Yandaka.[2] Since 19 April 2016 Issa Moussa has been Governor.[3]

Departments of Zinder

Divisions and borders

Zinder is divided into 5 Departments:

Zinder has the following foreign borders:

Domestically, it borders the following Regions:

See also

References

  1. Annuaire statistique du Niger
  2. Ouverture, hier, de l'Institut Universitaire de Technologie (I.U.T) de Zinder : Un nouveau tournant dans le secteur de l'enseignement Supérieur au Niger. Abdou Saïdou, ONEP Zinder-Diffa. 29 Octobre 2008.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

Zinder travel guide from Wikivoyage

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