Dantchandou

Rural community of Dantchandou
Rural community of Dantchandou
Coordinates	13 ° 25 '  N , 2 ° 45'  E Coordinates: 13 ° 25 '  N , 2 ° 45'  E
Basic data
Country	Niger
region	Tillabéri
department	Collo
surface	1045 km²
Residents	71,843 (2010)
density	68.7  Ew. / km²

Diantchandou is a rural municipality in the department of Kollo in Niger .

Alternative spellings of the place name are Dantiandou and Diantchandou . Historical names of the municipality are Fakara and Fameye .

geography

A well in the village of Maourey Koira Zéno in the municipality of Dantchandou

Dantchandou is located on a hilly plateau in the Sahel zone . The municipality is crossed in a north-south direction by a feeder of the Wadi Dallol Bosso . The neighboring communities are Tagazar in the north, Koygolo in the east, Harikanassou in the southeast, Kouré in the south and Hamdallaye in the west. The municipality is divided into 37 administrative villages, twelve hamlets and three camps. The main town of the rural parish is the village of Dantchandou.

The average annual rainfall is around 400 millimeters. The rainy season lasts from June to September, the dry season from October to June. The vegetation in the municipality is characterized by bushes, grasses and single trees. Ana trees , Arabian gum acacias , neem trees and desert dates , the bushes Guiera senegalensis , long filaments , Seyal acacias and Verek acacias as well as grass species such as Andropogon gayanus and Cenchrus biflorus grow in Dantchandou . The once abundant wildlife has been greatly reduced by poaching and bush fires. Occasionally West African giraffes migrate through the border area to the neighboring community of Kouré, where they have their main settlement area.

history

The first village in today's municipality was founded by a Zarma named Guilleyni in the first half of the 19th century. At that time, the area was still covered with dense forest, which soon fell victim to human reclamation of the land. A hunter in the service of Guilleynis discovered a spring while chasing a wounded giraffe, which gave rise to the village of Dantchandou. Zarma was one of the first settlers, who were soon followed by other Zarma from Koygolo, Fulbe and Hausa and finally Tuareg from Mali .

After the arrival of the French , the village of Dantchandou became the capital of a canton that was alternately referred to as Dantchandou, Fakara or Fameye. Fakara and Fameye are names of the plateau on the right bank of the Dallol Bosso. As part of a nationwide administrative reform in 2002, the canton of Fakara became the rural community of Dantchandou, while the Nigerian rural community of Fakara was created further south outside the area of ​​the historic canton of Fakara .

population

A gathering in the village of Maourey Koira Zéno in the parish of Dantchandou

At the 2001 census, Dantchandou had 24,948 inhabitants. For 2010, 34,832 inhabitants were calculated. 98% of the population belong to the Zarma ethnic group. In addition, minorities of nomadic Fulbe as well as Hausa and Tuareg live in the community. As in all of Niger, the majority of the inhabitants of Dantchandou are Islamic . There are 13 Friday mosques in the parish.

Economy and Infrastructure

Most of the people of Dantchandou live from agriculture. The foods grown include millet , cowpeas , sorghum , sesame seeds and peanuts . The second most important branch of the economy is livestock, especially sheep, goats and cattle. It takes the form of transhumance , which is practiced by the Fulbe, or by sedentary farmers. The craft plays only a minor economic role in Dantchandou. The women of the community in particular grow vegetables and process agricultural products. Trading these products is difficult, however, as there are only two weekly markets in the entire municipality. These are located in the villages of Dantchandou and Wankama. The low incomes lead to rural exodus and seasonal migrations to the capital and neighboring countries.

The hardly existing road network contributes significantly to the economic and infrastructural isolation of the community. A 24-kilometer secondary road in poor condition connects the main town of Dantchandou with the main town of the neighboring municipality of Kouré, where it meets National Road 1 . In addition, a small section of national road 25 crosses the municipality. The community operates its own radio station called Fakara guinda in the main town . In addition, griots still take on the task of conveying information to the public.

The education system is underdeveloped, partly due to low school enrollment rates. Health care is also poor. The nearest hospital is in the capital Niamey . Groundwater is abundant in most parts of the municipality. In many places, however, the water supply is impaired by seasonal fluctuations and poor water quality. The most important source of energy for households is firewood, which increases the risk of desertification through deforestation .

literature

• Adoul-aziz Ali Sara: Temps des travaux agricoles et contraintes économiques et sociales d'exécution des opérations culturales en milieu paysan. Cas du terroir villageois de Goguiézé (department de Kollo) . Faculté d'Agronomie, Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, Niamey 2012.
• Sambo Bodé: Pratiques pastorales et biodiversité des parcours dans le canton de Dantchandou (Fakara) . Faculté d'Agronomie, Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, Niamey 2004.
• Issa Garba: Inventaire des ligneux sur image haute résolution. Cas du terroir de Tigo Tégui . Center Régional d'Enseignement Spécialisé en Agriculture (CRESA), Niamey 2003.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Plan de Développement Communal de la Commune Rurale de Dantchandou  ( 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. (PDF; 722 kB), published in February 2009, accessed on February 9, 2012.  
2. ^ Répertoire National des Communes (RENACOM) . Institut National de la Statistique website, accessed January 22, 2011.
3. ^ Republic of Niger: Loi n ° 2002-014 du 11 JUIN 2002 portant création des communes et fixant le nom de leurs chefs-lieux .
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.