Chétimari

Chétimari rural community
Chétimari rural community
Coordinates	13 ° 12 ′  N , 12 ° 25 ′  E Coordinates: 13 ° 12 ′  N , 12 ° 25 ′  E
Basic data
Country	Niger
region	Diffa
department	Diffa
surface	2566 km²
Residents	65,449 (2012)
density	25.5  Ew. / km²
politics
mayor	Djibrilla Malam Kalla (2004)
Political party	PNDS Tarayya

Chétimari (until 1949: Laouan-Yérimari ) is a rural community in the Diffa department in Niger .

geography

National road 1 in the rural municipality of Chétimari

Chétimari is located in the Manga landscape in the Sahel region , in the southwest of the department and on the border with the neighboring state of Nigeria , which is formed by the Komadougou Yobé River. Larger places in the area are the cities of Diffa in the southeast and Maïné-Soroa in the west, which, like Chétimari, are on national road 1 . In the north, Chétimari borders on the rural municipality of Foulatari and in the northwest on the rural municipality of Gueskérou . The municipality is divided into 93 administrative villages, 61 traditional villages, ten hamlets, 24 camps and 27 water points. The main town of the rural community is the village of Chétimari.

Chétimari is characterized by plains like the Kadzell , which are partially covered with sand dunes. In the south by the river the plains are cut through by valleys and lowlands.

history

The place, which was initially called Laouan-Yérimari and was not renamed Chétimari until 1949 after the title of local chief, belonged to the Bornu Empire in pre-colonial times . At the beginning of the 20th century, the southern part of Bornus fell to the United Kingdom , while the northern part - called Mangari - was occupied by France . During the colonial period and beyond, many traditional rulers retained, albeit limited, influence in the region. Along with Gouré , Goudoumaria and Maïné-Soroa, Chétimari is one of the most important places in Mangari, where the traditional rule that dates back to the Bornu empire could be preserved.

At the beginning of the 20th century, France established a canton in Laouan-Yérimari, which gradually dissolved neighboring cantons were joined: 1913 Tourban Guida, 1914 Dabogo, 1916 Kabi, 1918 Arifari and finally Chétima-Chidéré in 1949. The canton that grew in this way originally belonged to the district of Maïné-Soroa and in 1964, in Niger, which has been independent from France since 1960, was attached to the newly created Arrondissement Diffa, later the Department of Diffa. The rural municipality of Chétimari emerged from the canton of Chétimari in 2002 as part of a nationwide administrative reform.

The village chief of the Chétimari village Chétima Wango was murdered in 2014 by his son and his companions because he was not a good Muslim . The son had previously joined the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram in Nigeria.

population

At the 2001 census, Chétimari had 47,327 inhabitants. At the 2012 census, the population was 65,449. The majority of the population is the Kanuri ethnic group . The Fulbe , Tubu and Arabs also live in Chétimari.

politics

Djibrilla Malam Kalla ( PNDS-Tarayya ) was elected mayor in the local elections in July 2004 .

Economy and Infrastructure

In the village of N'Guel Kolo there is a livestock market, which is particularly important for trade with Nigeria. The market day is Saturday. The population lives largely from agropastoralism . On the banks of the Komadougou Yobé with its nutrient-rich mud, irrigation farming for grain, paprika, rice and tomatoes is practiced. The black sand-loam soils in some parts of the municipality are used for growing black peas and peanuts. Millet and sorghum are grown on the less fertile sandy soils. The livestock consists of cattle, goats, camels, horses and donkeys.

literature

• Boudou Malam Melle Malam Adji: Caractérisation et importance socio-économique de la végétation des sites de fixation de dune de Nguel Aminami et de demi-lune de Salifouri (Commune rurale de Chétimari-Diffa) . Faculté d'Agronomie, Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, Niamey 2016.

Web links

Commons : Chétimari  - collection of images, videos and audio files

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. ↑ ^{a b c} Présentation de la commune de Chetimari  ( 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, published February 2005, accessed on January 26, 2011.  
4. ^ ^{A b} Edmond Séré de Rivières: Histoire du Niger . Berger-Levrault, Paris 1965, p. 253.
5. ↑ Michael H. Horowitz: Barbers and bearers: ecology and ethnicity in an islamic society . In: Africa: Journal of the International African Institute. Vol. 44, No. 4 . Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh 1974, p. 371 f.
6. ↑ Edmond Séré de Rivières: Histoire du Niger . Berger-Levrault, Paris 1965, p. 275.
7. ↑ Communiqué du Gouvernement: Le gouvernement interdit la vente et la diffusion du numéro de Charlie Hebdo du 14 January 2015 on the ensemble du territoire national. In: Le Sahel . January 15, 2015, accessed February 1, 2015 (French). 
8. ^ 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. 53.
9. ↑ Presentation of the result globaux définitifs du Quatrième (4ème) Recensement Général de la Population et de l'Habitat (RGP / H) de 2012. (PDF) Institut National de la Statistique, 2014, accessed on April 18, 2014 (French). 
10. ^ Maires du PNDS. (PDF) PNDS-Tarayya , archived from the original on December 2, 2013 ; accessed on February 14, 2018 (French). 
11. ↑ Livelihoods Zoning “Plus” Activity In Niger ( Memento from September 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 2.5 MB). 44, Famine Early Warning Systems Network website, published August 2011, accessed January 19, 2012.
12. ^ Mahamadou Saley, Yatta Paul Maurice Mohamed: Projet Régional d'Appui au Pastoralisme au Sahel (PRAPS). Etude diagnostique des Systèmes d'Information sur les marchés à bétail du Burkina Faso, du Mali, de la Mauritanie, du Niger, du Sénégal et du Tchad. Définitif report. (PDF) CILSS , November 2016, accessed on May 2, 2018 (French).