Gothèye is a department of the

Tillabéri Region Tillabéri (var. ''Tillabéry'') is one of the seven regions of Niger. The capital of the region is Tillabéri. Tillabéri Region was created in 1992, when Niamey Region was split, with Niamey and its immediate hinterland becoming a new ''capital ...

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. The department is located in the south-west of the country and borders

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. Its administrative seat is the city of

Gothèye Gotheye is a village and rural commune in Niger Niger, officially the Republic of the Niger, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is a unitary state Geography of Niger#Political geography, bordered by Libya to the Libya–Niger border, ...

. As of 2012, the department had a total population of 241,043 people.

History

The department goes back to the administrative post (poste administratif) of Gothèye, which was established in 1956. In 2011, the administrative post was separated from the department of

Téra Téra is a city in the Tillabéri Region, Tera Department of Niger. It is situated 175 km north-west of the capital Niamey, close to the border with Burkina Faso. It is mainly inhabited by Songhai, Fulani, Gourmantche and Buzu ethnic gro ...

and elevated to the department of Gothèye.

Municipalities

Gothèye Department is divided into two municipalities, listed with population as of 2012 census: * Dargol (147,779) *

(93,264)

Notes

Departments of Niger Tillabéri Region {{Niger-geo-stub