Dosso, Niger

Dosso
Street market in Dosso
Street market in Dosso
Dosso is located in Niger
Dosso
Dosso
Location in Niger
Coordinates: 13°02′40″N 3°11′41″E / 13.04444°N 3.19472°E / 13.04444; 3.19472
CountryNiger
RegionDosso Region
DepartmentDosso Department
Urban CommuneDosso
Elevation
227 m (748 ft)
Population
 (2012[1])
 • Total
58,671
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (WAT)
[2]
Street in an average residential neighborhood
Dosso railway station, never used.

Dosso is a city in the south-west corner of Niger. It lies 130–140 kilometres (81–87 mi)[3][4] south-east of the capital Niamey at the junction of the main routes to Zinder and Benin. The eighth-most populous town in Niger and the largest in Dosso Region, it had an official population during the 2001 census of 43,561.[5] The population grew to 58,671 in the 2012 census.[6] It is the capital of its region - which covers five departments in the southwestern corner of the nation - as well as of its own department, Dosso Department. The city itself lies at the centre of its own Urban Commune.[7]

  1. ^ "Niger: Regions, Cities & Urban Centers - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information".
  2. ^ Dosso, Niger Page Archived 30 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. 1996–2004. Accessed 2 June 2009
  3. ^ Dosso, britannica.com.
  4. ^ Niger anti-referendum protests turn violent. Adboulaye Massalatchi, Reuters. 1 June 2009.
  5. ^ Population figures from citypopulation.de, citing (2001) Institut National de la Statistique du Niger.
  6. ^ "Niger: Regions, Cities & Urban Centers - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information".
  7. ^ Loi n° 2002-014 du 11 JUIN 2002 portant création des communes et fixant le nom de leurs chefs-lieux[permanent dead link‍]. Includes list of 213 communes rurales and seats, 52 Communes urbaines and seats