Bermo Department

Bermo
Department
Landscape
Country	Niger
Region	Maradi Region
Area
• Total	2,191 sq mi (5,675 km^2)
Population  (2012)
• Total	52,274
• Density	24/sq mi (9.2/km^2)
Time zone	UTC+1 (GMT 1)

Bermo is a department of the Maradi Region in Niger. The department is located in the centre of the country. Its administrative seat is the city of Bermo. As of 2012, the department had a total population of 52,274 people.^[1]

History

The department goes back to the administrative post (poste administratif) of Bermo, which was established in 1988. In 2011, the administrative post was separated from the department of Dakoro and elevated to the department of Bermo.^[2]

Municipalities

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

• Bermo (30,761)
• Gababedji (21,513)

Notes

1. "Niger: Municipal Division (Departments and Communes) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
2. "Une nouvelle loi sur le redécoupage administratif" (PDF), L’Arbre à Palabres, no. 13, p. 2, 2011-08-11, retrieved 2014-01-28