Niamey
Niamey (French pronunciation: [njaˈmɛ]) is the caipital an lairgest ceety o the Wast African naition o Niger. Niamey ligs on the Niger River, primarily situatit on the east bank. It is a admeenistrative, cultural an economic centre. Niamey's population, offeecially 774,235 as o the 2006 census,[4] is estimatit tae be muckle heicher. Niamey is locatit at 13°31'17" North, 2°6'19" East (13.521389, 2.105278).[5]
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| Coordinates: 13°31′17″N 02°06′19″E / 13.52139°N 2.10528°ECoordinates: 13°31′17″N 02°06′19″E / 13.52139°N 2.10528°E | |
| Kintra |  Niger |
| Region | Niamey Urban Community |
| Communes Urbaines | 5 Communes |
| Destricts | 44 Destricts |
| Quartiers | 99 Quarters |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Appointit destrict govrenment, electit ceety cooncil, electit commune an quarter cooncils |
| • Govrenor o Niamey Urban Community | Mrs. Kané Aichatou Boulama[1] |
| • Mayor o Niamey Ceety | Oumarou Dogari Moumouni[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 239.30 km2 (92.39 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 207 m (679 ft) |
| Population (2011[3]) | |
| • Total | 1,302,910 |
| • Density | 5,400/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
| Niamey Urban Community | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| Area code(s) | 20 |
The ceety is locatit in a pearl millet growin region, whiles manufacturin industries include bricks, ceramic guids, cement an weavin.
Niamey wis probably foondit in the aichteent century, but wis o little importance tae maist o the kintra till the French developed a colonial post in the 1890s. This rapidly growed intae a important centre. In 1926 it becam the caipital o Niger, an the population gradually increased, frae aboot 3,000 in 1930 tae aroond 30,000 in 1960, 250,000 in 1980 an - bi some estimates - 800,000 in 2000. The major cause o the increase haes been immigration durin drochts.
References
eedit- ↑ a b Installation du Conseil de ville de Niamey et élection des membres : M. Oumarou Dogari Moumouni, élu maire de la ville de Niamey. Laouali Souleymane, Le Sahel (Niamey). 2011-07-01
- ↑ ADAMOU Abdoulaye. Parcours migratoire des citadins et problème du logement à Niamey Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine. REPUBLIQUE DU NIGER UNIVERSITE ABDOU MOUMOUNI DE NIAMEY Faculté des Lettres et Sciences Humaines DEPARTEMENT DE GEOGRAPHIE(2005), p. 34
- ↑ Annuaire statistique du Niger
- ↑ African researcher visits Oklahoma Archived 2012-02-17 at the Wayback Machine. p. 2
- ↑ "earth-info.nga.mil". Archived frae the original on 23 August 2012. Retrieved 29 Mairch 2011.
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