Affala
| Affala rural community | |||
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| Coordinates | 15 ° 7 ' N , 5 ° 15' E | ||
| Basic data | |||
| Country | Niger | ||
| Tahoua | |||
| department | Tahoua | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | NE-5 | ||
| Residents | 68,225 (2012) | ||
Affala (also: Afala ) is a rural community in the Tahoua department in Niger .
geography
Affala is in the north of the Ader landscape in the Sahel . The neighboring communities are Tillia in the north, Kao in the northeast, Barmou in the southeast, Tahoua in the south and Takanamat in the west. There are 37 villages and 87 hamlets in the municipality. The main town of the rural community is the village of Affala. Another large village is Taza .
history
Affala was founded by a farmer from the neighboring village of Barmou. The rural community of Affala emerged in 2002 as part of a national administrative reform from the northern part of the canton of Tahoua and a southern section of the community-free area in the department of Tchintabaraden .
population
At the 2012 census, Affala had 68,225 inhabitants. The population at the 2001 census was 34,101. The most important ethnic groups in the municipality are Hausa , Tuareg and Fulbe . Affala has been affected by seasonal migratory movements for decades, which are mainly directed to Libya , Cameroon , Gabon , Senegal and Europe.
Economy and Infrastructure
The agriculture practiced throughout the municipality includes the cultivation of millet, sorghum , cowpeas and peanuts and suffers from low rainfall, poor soils and a lack of modern farming techniques. Raising cattle, goats, donkeys, and horses is the second most important economic activity in the rural community. There are five weekly markets in Affala, but their poor infrastructure only allows the community to receive little tax. A desert road connects the main town with the regional capital Tahoua, 25 kilometers further south.
Personalities
- Adamou Namata (* 1954), manager and politician, born in the village of Taza
literature
- Jacques Barou: L'émigration dans un village du Niger . In: Cahiers d'Études africaines . Vol. 16, No. 63-64 , 1976, pp. 627-632 ( persee.fr ).
- M. Kabirou Bounou Ado: Prize en compte des changements climatiques dans la planification communale au Niger. Cas de la Commune rurale d'Affala (Région de Tahoua) . Mémoire. Faculté d'Agronomie, Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, Niamey 2014.
- Idi Harou: Evaluation de l'impact des ouvrages de récupération des terres (Zaï et Demi-lunes) on the production of agricole et les revenus des ménages dans le département de Tahoua. Cas des communes rurales d'Affala et Bambèye . Faculté d'Agronomie, Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, Niamey 2012.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Benedetta Rossi: From Slavery to Aid. Politics, Labor, and Ecology in the Nigerien Sahel, 1800-2000 . Cambridge University Press, New York 2005, ISBN 978-1-107-11905-5 , pp. xviii .
- ↑ a b c Répertoire National des Localités (ReNaLoc). (RAR) Institut National de la Statistique de la République du Niger, July 2014, pp. 377–380 , accessed on August 7, 2015 (French).
- ^ Republic of Niger: Loi n ° 2002-014 du 11 JUIN 2002 portant création des communes et fixant le nom de leurs chefs-lieux .
- ↑ Jacques Barou: L'émigration dans un village du Niger . In: Cahiers d'études africaines . No. 63-64 (1976) ( online version ), p. 627.
- ^ Répertoire National des Communes (RENACOM). (RAR file) Institut National de la Statistique, accessed November 8, 2010 (French).
- ↑ Présentation de la commune d'Affala ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Website of the ANIYA Coopération Décentralisée Niger-France, accessed on February 19, 2012.
