Banibangou (department)

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Banibangou department
Departments in the Tillabéri region until 2011
Departments in the Tillabéri region until 2011
Basic data
Country Niger
region Tillabéri
Seat Banibangou
Residents 63,844 (2012)
ISO 3166-2 NE-6
politics
prefect Boureima Seyni

Coordinates: 15 ° 3 '  N , 2 ° 42'  E

Banibangou is a department in the region of Tillabéri in Niger .

geography

The department is located in the southwest of the country and borders Mali . It extends over the area of ​​the rural community of the same name, Banibangou . In elections to the National Assembly, the Banibangou department forms one of eight special constituencies in the country. While the regular constituencies, in which a certain number of MPs are elected, correspond to the eight regions of Niger, those entitled to vote in the special constituencies each elect their own MP.

history

The department goes back to the administrative post ( poste administratif ) of Banibangou, which was established in 1964. In 2011 the administrative post was removed from the Ouallam department and elevated to the Banibangou department. As a result of the conflict in northern Mali , the Niger government issued a state of emergency in the Banibangou department and six other departments in March 2017 , which was subsequently extended several times.

population

According to the 2012 census, the Banibangou department has 63,844 inhabitants. From 2001 to 2012 the population increased by an average of 2.8% annually (nationwide: 3.9%).

administration

At the head of the department is a prefect (French: préfet ) who is appointed by the Council of Ministers on the proposal of the Minister of the Interior .

Prefect of the Banibangou Department
Term of office Surname
Feb 29, 2012 - Dec 4, 2013 Mahamadou Maliki (aka Mamadou Maliki)
Dec 4, 2013 - Dec 20, 2013 Saidou Sadikou
Dec 20, 2013 - Jul 29, 2016 Mahamadou Maliki (aka Mamadou Maliki)
Jul 29, 2016 - Mar 23 2017 Ibrahim Malik (aka Ibrahim Kemil)
23 Mar 2017 - March 13 2020 Amadou Amidou
since March 13th 2020 Boureima Seyni

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