Azarori

Azarori rural community
Azarori rural community
Coordinates	14 ° 8 '  N , 5 ° 54'  E Coordinates: 14 ° 8 '  N , 5 ° 54'  E
Basic data
Country	Niger
region	Tahoua
department	Madaoua
surface	108 km²
Residents	18,582 (2012)
density	172.1  Ew. / km²
politics
mayor	Hadi Saïdou (2004)
Political party	PNDS Tarayya

Azarori (also: Arzarori , Arzérori , Azérori ) is a rural community in the Madaoua department in Niger .

geography

Azarori is located in the Sahel region . The neighboring communities are Tama in the northwest, Bouza in the northeast, Madaoua in the southeast and Galma Koudawatché in the southwest. The municipality is divided into seven administrative villages, nine traditional villages and 21 hamlets. The main town of the rural community is the administrative village of Azarori (also: Azérori Sédentaire).

history

The French administration at the time set up a school in Azarori especially for the nomadic population in 1944 . It was the first school of its kind in Niger. The rural community of Azarori emerged as an administrative unit in 2002 in a nationwide administrative reform from part of the canton of Madaoua.

population

At the 2001 census, Azarori had 13,873 inhabitants. At the 2012 census, the population was 18,582. Members of the Hausa subgroup Gobirawa and the Tuareg subgroup Kel Gress live in the community .

politics

In the local elections in July 2004, Hadi Saïdou ( PNDS-Tarayya ) was elected mayor.

Economy and Infrastructure

Azarori is located in that narrow zone along the border with Nigeria , which extends from Tounouga in the west to Malawa in the east and is practiced in irrigated fields. Millet, sorghum , cowpeas , peanuts, onions and lettuce are grown. Another important economic activity is livestock. Gypsum and lime are also mined in the municipality. Due to the proximity to the departmental capital Madaoua, there are only a few health and educational institutions in Azarori. In the field of education, there are eleven primary schools and one secondary school. Azarori is connected to Madaoua by National Road 16 , which leads in the other direction to the regional capital Tahoua .

literature

• Jürgen Riedel: Socio-cultural challenges for development policy: the Republic of Niger . World Forum, Munich / Cologne / London 1990, ISBN 978-3-8039-0381-5 , chap. Case studies: The two villages Arzérori nomade and sédentaire, S. 246-259 .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Répertoire National des Communes (RENACOM) . Institut National de la Statistique website, accessed January 22, 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. ↑ Conference Régionale sur la Problématique de l'éducation en milieu nomade dans l'espace sahélo-saharians. (PDF file) SE SDS Sahel Niger, 2013, p. 2 , archived from the original on January 7, 2015 ; Retrieved January 7, 2015 (French). 
4. ^ 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. 56.
5. ↑ Presentation of the résultats globaux définitifs du Quatrième (4ème) Recensement Général de la Population et de l'Habitat (RGP / H) de 2012. (PDF file) Institut National de la Statistique, 2014, accessed on May 1, 2014 (French ). 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Report on the commune rurale de Azarori . In: Le Magazine de l'ONG RAIL . No. 1, November 2008 ( online version ( Memento of the original from May 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ) , Pp. 16-17. 
7. ^ Maires du PNDS. (PDF) PNDS-Tarayya , archived from the original on December 2, 2013 ; accessed on February 14, 2018 (French). 
8. ^ Comprendre l'économie des ménages ruraux au Niger . Save the Children UK, London 2009 ( online version ( memento of the original from September 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note. ; PDF; 2.6 MB), p. 8.