Alakoss
| Alakoss rural community | |||
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| Coordinates | 14 ° 29 ′ N , 9 ° 41 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Niger | ||
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| department | Gouré | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | NE-7 | ||
| Residents | 20,604 (2010) | ||
Alakoss (also: Alakhos , Alakos ) is a rural community in the Gouré department in Niger .
geography
Alakoss is located in the northern Sahel zone . The neighboring communities are Tanout in the northwest, Tesker in the northeast, Kellé in the east and Damagaram Takaya , Gamou , Moa and Wamé in the south. The municipality is divided into 28 administrative villages, two traditional villages, four camps and 30 water points. The main town of the rural municipality is Garazou, consisting of the administrative villages Garazou I and Garazou II.
history
In the 19th century Alakoss was under the protection of the Ikizkichen, a subgroup of the Tuareg who ensured the independence of the region from its large neighbors Gouré and Zinder . The Ikizkichen founded the village of Garazou in the center of Alakoss. Their leaders were Abou Beker and Afiouel, who was succeeded by Babouji, who ruled from 1865 to 1901. In 1898 Tuareg from Damergou besieged Garazou unsuccessfully. Babouji's successor was Ouantassa, who fell victim to an intrigue and died of thirst while fleeing in the Ténéré desert in 1906.
The rural community of Alakoss emerged as an administrative unit from the canton of Alakoss in 2002 during a state-wide administrative reform.
population
At the 2001 census, Alakoss had 15,173 residents. For 2010, 20,604 inhabitants were calculated. In Alakoss nationals live mainly the Agropastoralismus operated Kanuri subgroup Dagra and on remote pasture specialized Fulani subgroups Oudah'en and Wodaabe .
Economy and Infrastructure
Most of the community is in a zone where agropastoralism is the predominant form of livelihood. In the north begins the area of pure pasture farming.
Individual evidence
- ^ Répertoire National des Communes (RENACOM) . Institut National de la Statistique website, accessed January 22, 2011.
- ↑ http://www.case.ibimet.cnr.it/den/Documents/code_rural/cdrom/doc%20pdf/Loi%20N%B02002-14%20cr%E9ation%20des%20communes.pdf Genealogie {dead link | url = http: //www.case.ibimet.cnr.it/den/Documents/code_rural/cdrom/doc%20pdf/Loi%20N%B02002-14%20cr%E9ation%20des%20communes.pdf | date = 2018-08 | archivebot = 2018-08-22 18:26:17 InternetArchiveBot}} (link not available)
- ↑ Edmond Séré de Rivières: Histoire du Niger . Berger-Levrault, Paris 1965, pp. 127–128.
- ^ Institut Nationale de la Statistique du Niger (ed.): Annuaire statistique des cinquante ans d'indépendance du Niger . Niamey 2010 ( online version ; PDF; 3.1 MB), p. 57.
- ↑ Ministère de l'élevage et des industries animales / République du Niger (ed.): La mobilité pastorale dans la Région de Zinder. Stratégies et dynamisme des sociétés pastorales . Niamey 2009 ( online version ( Memento of July 13, 2010 in the Internet Archive ); PDF; 11.3 MB), p. 31 and 33.
- ^ Comprendre l'économie des ménages ruraux au Niger . Save the Children UK, London 2009 ( online version ( Memento from September 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive ); PDF; 2.6 MB), p. 8.
