Yaouri

Yaouri
Commune and village
Map
Country Niger
RegionZinder
DepartmentMatamèye
Area
 • Total
288.3 km2 (111.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2012 census)
 • Total
50,732
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Yaouri is a village and rural commune in Matameye Department in Niger.

Geography

Yaouri is located at the segue of the Sudan region to Sahel. The neighbouring communes are Matameye to the north, Dogo to the east, Bande to the southeast, Kwaya to the south, Sassoumbroum to the southwest and Kourni to the west. The commune area is divided into 28 administrative villages, 29 traditional villages, 40 hamlets and six camps.[1] The main town of the rural commune is the administrative village of Yaouri.[2]

History

The rural commune of Yaouri was organised during the 2002 administrative reform from the part of the territory of Kantche commune.

Population

In the 2001 census, Yaouri had 24,793 inhabitants. In 2012, the commune had 50,732 inhabitants.[3][4] Yaouri is home to Fula people subgroup of Daourawa, who mainly engage in agropastoralism.[5]

Economy and infrastructure

The community is located in the narrow zone along the border with Nigeria, stretching from Tounounga in the west to Malawa in the east, where irrigated agriculture for cash crops is practised.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire National des Communes (RENACOM)". Institut National de la Statistique. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
  2. ^ Republic of Niger: Loi n° 2002-014 du 11 JUIN 2002 portant création des communes et fixant le nom de leurs chefs-lieux.
  3. ^ "Niger: Municipal Division (Departments and Communes) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Annuaire statistique des cinquante ans d'indépendance du Niger" (PDF). Institut Nationale de la Statistique du Niger. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
  5. ^ Ministère de l’élevage et des industries animales / République du Niger (Hrsg.): La mobilité pastorale dans la Région de Zinder. Stratégies et dynamisme des sociétés pastorales. Niamey 2009 (Archived 2010-07-13 at the Wayback Machine; PDF; 11,3 MB), S. 33.
  6. ^ "Comprendre l'économie des ménages ruraux au Niger" (PDF) (in French). Save the Children UK. 2009. p. 8. Retrieved 2 September 2020.

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