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Agadez
Region
Desert near Arakao
Desert near Arakao
Location within Niger
Location within Niger
Coordinates: 17°0′N 8°0′E / 17.000°N 8.000°E / 17.000; 8.000
CountryAgadez Region Niger
CapitalAgadez
Government
 • GovernorSadou Soloké
Area
 • Total667,799 km2 (257,839 sq mi)
Population
 (2012 census[1])
 • Total487,620
 • Density0.73/km2 (1.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (West Africa Time)
HDI (2021)0.507 [2]
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Agadez Region is one of the seven regions of Niger. At 667,799 square kilometres (257,839 sq mi), it covers more than half of Niger's land area, and is the largest region in the country, as well as the largest African state subdivision. The capital of the department is Agadez.

  1. ^ Niger at Geohive Archived 2015-04-20 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.

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