Azars
| Azars | |||
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| Coordinates | 11 ° 40 ′ N , 10 ° 11 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Nigeria | ||
| Bauchi | |||
| ISO 3166-2 | NG-BA | ||
| Residents | 59,875 (2012) | ||
Azare is a Nigerian city in the state of Bauchi .
population
In 1991 the place had 69,035 inhabitants, for 2012 a population of 59,875 was calculated. These are Hausa , Fulani and Kanuri and thus predominantly Muslims .
economy
The main industry in Azares is agriculture. Mainly cotton and peanuts are grown. There are several schools and a hospital.
Events
On December 4, 2011, two bombs were detonated outside police stations in Azare and two bank branches were attacked. A police officer, a soldier and four civilians died in the five-hour battle. Local police suspected the attack was carried out by members of the Boko Haram .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Raid on Nigerian city. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . December 4, 2011, accessed December 5, 2011 .
- ↑ World Gazetteer, Azare
- ↑ Population data 2012 ( Memento of the original from December 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Azare , Encyclopedia Britannica
