Dosso

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Dosso

Total population

91,488

Coordinates13.05°, 3.19°

Demographic figures from INS Niger. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Dosso is a city in the south-west corner of Niger, lying approximately 130–140 kilometres (81–87 mi) 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. The population grew to 58,671 in the 2012 census. 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.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.