Iferouane is a department of the

Agadez Region Agadez Region is one of the seven regions of Niger. At , it covers more than half of Niger's land area, and is the largest region in the country, as well as the list of the largest country subdivisions by area, largest African state subdivision. ...

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, north-east, Chad to the Chad–Niger border, east ...

. Its administrative seat is the city of

Iferouane Iferouane (), also spelled Iferouan, is an oasis town and commune in northern Niger, in Agadez Department. It is located northeast of Arlit in the northern Aïr, in the Ighazar valley near the Tamgak Range. Iferouane is also the location of ...

. As of 2012, the department had a total population of 32,731 people.

History

The department goes back to the administrative post (poste administratif) of Iférouane, which was established in 1964. In 2011, the administrative post was separated from the department of

Arlit Arlit is an industrial town and capital of the Arlit Department of the Agadez Region of northern-central Niger, built between the Sahara Desert and the eastern edge of the Aïr Mountains. It is 200 kilometers south by road from the bord ...

and elevated to the department of Iférouane.

Municipalities

Iferouane Department is divided into two municipalities, listed with population as of 2012 census: *

(13,655) * Timia (19,076)

Notes

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