Agadez Region

Agadez Region
Region

Location within Niger
Coordinates: 17°0′N 8°0′E / 17.000°N 8.000°E / 17.000; 8.000Coordinates: 17°0′N 8°0′E / 17.000°N 8.000°E / 17.000; 8.000
Country	Niger
Capital	Agadez
Area
• Total	667,799 km² (257,839 sq mi)
Population (2012 census^[1])
• Total	487,620
• Density	0.73/km² (1.9/sq mi)
Time zone	West Africa Time (UTC+1)

Agadez is an administrative Region in Niger. At 667,799 square kilometres (257,839 sq mi), Agadez is the largest subdivision in Africa. The capital of the department is Agadez.

Description and people

The Agadez Region represents 52% of the total area of Niger, the largest of its seven regions. Despite its size, Agadez is sparsely populated. Its 321,639 inhabitants account for only 2.9% of the total population of Niger with a population density of 0.19 inhabitants per square kilometre (0.5/sq mi). The region includes the vast Ténéré portion of the Sahara Desert, dune seas like the Erg of Bilma, and the mountains of the Aïr. Much of its population comprises nomadic or semi-nomadic peoples including the Tuareg, Toubou, Wadoobe Fula. There are populations of settled Kanuri (in the east), Hausa, and Songhay in the towns and oasies.

Economy

Traversed for centuries by the Trans Saharan trade, the 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.

Subdivisions

Agadez is divided into three 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

Borders

Agadez has the following foreign borders, including Niger's only borders with 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 Region - southeast
Zinder Region - south, east of Maradi
Maradi Region - south, west of Maradi
Tahoua Region - southwest

References

↑ Niger at Geohive

External links

Agadez travel guide from Wikivoyage

Regions and Departments of Niger

Capital: Niamey in Niamey Capital District

Agadez Region	Arlit Department Bilma Department Tchirozerine Department

Diffa Region	Diffa Department Mainé-Soroa Department N'guigmi Department

Dosso Region	Boboye Department Dogondoutchi Department Dosso Department Gaya Department Loga Department

Maradi Region	Aguie Department Dakoro Department Guidan Roumdji Department Madarounfa Department Mayahi Department Tessaoua Department

Tahoua Region	Abalak Department Birni-N'Konni Department Bouza Department Illela Department Keita Department Madaoua Department Tahoua Department Tchintabaraden Department

Tillabéri Region	Filingue Department Kollo Department Ouallam Department Say Department Téra Department Tillabéri Department

Zinder Region	Goure Department Magaria Department Matameye Department Mirriah Department Tanout Department

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