Dan Kamsa

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Location of Dan Kamsa in Niger

Dan Kamsa (also: Dankamsa ) is a village in the municipality of Tanout in Niger .

The village, led by a traditional chief (chef traditionnel) , is located in the Damergou countryside , about 28 kilometers southwest of the city center of Tanout, the capital of the Tanout department in the Zinder region . The larger villages in the vicinity of Dan Kamsa include Guidjigaoua around 11 kilometers away in the west, Sabon Kafi around 11 kilometers away in the southwest and Koulan Karki around 12 kilometers away in the southeast.

The place name comes from the Hausa language and refers to the founder of the village called Kamsa , using the prefix Dan , which indicates paternity . The German explorer Heinrich Barth , who in 1851 traveled to Damergou mentioned "Dankámssa (actually Dan Kámssa), the residence of an influential man named U'mma", as one of the next Farara , koulan Karki , Ollelewa and Taghelel politically significant settlements in Damergou .

At the 2012 census, Dan Kamsa had 692 residents who lived in 111 households. At the 2001 census, the population was 393 in 77 households, and at the 1988 census, the population was 900 in 192 households.

For the purpose of supplying water to Dan Kamsa and the surrounding villages, a 700 meter deep borehole and a water reservoir were completed in the town around 2012.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b National Repertoire des Localités (ReNaLoc). (RAR) Institut National de la Statistique de la République du Niger, July 2014, p. 695 , accessed on 7 August 2015 (French).
  2. ^ Issa Mahaman Malam: Aux sources de l'histoire Africaine. Témoignage de la toponymie, de l'onomastique et de l'ethnonymie . In: Godo Godo. Revue semestrielle de l'institut d'histoire d'art et d'archéologie africaine . No. 23 , 2013, ISSN  1817-5597 , p. 74 ( revues-ufhb-ci.org [PDF; accessed January 28, 2019]).
  3. ^ Heinrich Barth: Journeys and discoveries in North and Central Africa in the years 1849 to 1855 . First volume. Justus Perthes, Gotha 1857, p. 619 .
  4. ^ Répertoire National des Communes (RENACOM). (RAR file) Institut National de la Statistique, accessed November 8, 2010 (French).
  5. ↑ Recensement Général de la Population 1988: Répertoire National des Villages du Niger . Bureau Central de Recensement, Ministère du Plan, République du Niger, Niamey March 1991, p. 418 ( ceped.org [PDF; accessed January 31, 2018]). www.ceped.org ( Memento of the original dated January 31, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ceped.org
  6. ↑ Siradji Sanda: La question de l'eau à Maja et Garin Boka: Sur les traces du Président. In: aNiamey.com. November 19, 2015, accessed on January 28, 2019 (French).

Coordinates: 14 ° 44 '  N , 8 ° 47'  E