Agadez Region

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Agadez
Capital	Agadez
Population	321,639 inhabitants
Census	2001
Area	634,209 km²
Density	/km²
Map

Agadez is an administrative Region in Niger. Agadez covers 634,209 km². The capital of the department is Agadez.

Contents 1 Description 2 Subdivisions 3 Borders 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Description

The 667 799 km² of Agadez Region represents 52% of the total area of Niger, the largest of its 7 regions. Despite the size Agadez is sparesely populated, its 321 639 inhabitants are only 2,9% of the total population of Niger, with a population density of only 0.5 people per/km². The region includes the vast Ténéré Saharan desert, dune seas like the Erg of Bilma, and the mountains of the Aïr. Much of its population comprises nomadic or semi-nomadic peoples: the Tuareg, Toubou, Wadoobe Fula. In the towns and oasies there are populations of settled Kanuri (in the east), Hausa, and Songhay. Traversed for centuries by the Trans Saharan trade, its oasis towns of the Aïr and the eastern Kaouar Cliffs are known for their gardens, salt manufacture, and date cultivation. In the late 1990s, tourism became a large industry here, and the Uranium town of Arlit provides some 20% of the foreign exchange for the country. Tuareg insurgencies against the Niger government in the 1990s and mid 2000s and drought in the 1970s, 80s, and 2002 have led to humanitarian crises and damaged the region's economy.

[edit] Subdivisions

Agadez is divided into 3 Departments and one Commune.

Administrative Subdivisions

Commune	Size	Population
Agadez	.......	78 289 inhabitants
Department	Size	Population	Chief Town	Cantons
Arlit	216 774 km²	98 170 inhabitants	Arlit
Bilma	296 279 km²	17 080 inhabitants	Bilma	Bilma, Djado, Fachi, Kawar
Tchirozérine	154 746 km²	118 068 inhabitants	Tchirozérine

[edit] Borders

Agadez has the following foreign borders, including Niger's only borders on Libya and Algeria:

• Kidal Region, Mali - west
• Tamanghasset Wilayah, Algeria - northwest
• Ghat Sha'biyah, Libya - north
• Murzuq Sha'biyah, Libya - northeast
• Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region, Chad - east

Domestically, it borders the following departments:

• Diffa - southeast
• Zinder - south, east of Maradi
• Maradi - south, west of Maradi
• Tahoua - southwest

[edit] See also

• Departments of Niger
• Regions of Niger
• Communes of Niger

[edit] External links

• Agadez travel guide from Wikitravel

v • d • e  Regions and Departments of Niger Capital: Niamey in Niamey Capital District Agadez Region  • Arlit Department  • Bilma Department  • Tchirozerine Department Diffa Region  • Diffa Department  • Maine-soroa Department  • N'guigmi Department Dosso Region  • Boboye Department  • Dogondoutchi Department  • Dosso Department  • Gaya Department  • Loga Department Maradi Region  • Aguie Department  • Dakoro Department  • Groumdji Department  • Madarounfa Department  • Mayahi Department  • Tessaoua Department Tahoua Region  • Bkonni Department  • Bouza Department  • Illela Department  • Keita Department  • Madoua Department  • Tahoua Department  • Tchin-Tabaraden Department Tillabéri Region  • Filingue Department  • Kollo Department  • Ouallam Department  • Say Department  • Tera Department  • Tillabéri Department Zinder Region  • Goure Department  • Magaria Department  • Matameye Department  • Mirriah Department  • Tanout Department