Diambala

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Location of Diambala in Niger

Diambala (also: Djambala , Djiambala ) is a village in the rural community of Sakoïra in Niger .

The village, run by a traditional local chief ( chef traditionnel ), is located about ten kilometers northwest of Sakoïra, the capital of the rural community of the same name, which belongs to the Tillabéri department in the Tillabéri region of the same name . Larger villages in the area are Bibiyergou , Méhana and Sinder . Diambala lies on the Niger River .

The place name comes from the Fulfulde language and means "giraffe".

At the 2012 census, Diambala had 5007 inhabitants living in 759 households. At the 2001 census, the population was 5116 in 659 households, and at the 1988 census, the population was 4739 in 733 households.

Songhai live in Diambala , as well as Tuareg and Fulbe as well as Hausa traders.

National Road 1 , the country's most important trunk road, runs through Diambala . Irrigation farming is practiced in the village . When growing rice, there are two harvest times a year. Agriculture is the most important branch of the population. Seasonal labor migration is also important for male village youth, with Ghana , Lomé , Benin , Ivory Coast and Nigeria as the main destinations. There is a weekly market in Diambala where over 400 traders offer their goods. The market day is Saturday. The village is connected to the electricity supply. With a Center de Santé Intégré (CSI) there is a health center in town that was responsible for the care of over 11,000 people in 2016. In 2012 172 cholera patients were treated here, 112 of whom came from Diambala itself.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b National Repertoire des Localités (ReNaLoc). (RAR) Institut National de la Statistique de la République du Niger, July 2014, p. 522 , accessed on 7 August 2015 (French).
  2. ^ Diedrich Westermann: Handbook of the Ful language. Dictionary, grammar, exercises and texts . Dietrich Reimer, Berlin 1909, p. 29 .
  3. ^ Répertoire National des Communes (RENACOM). (RAR file) Institut National de la Statistique, accessed November 8, 2010 (French).
  4. ↑ 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. 271 ( 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
  5. ↑ a b Paul Cottavoz: WASH et choléra - stratégie bouclier dans les aires de santé les plus affectées des régions sanitaires de Tillabéri, Tahoua et Maradi. Rapport d'évaluation. (PDF) UNICEF Niger, May 2016, pp. 56–58 , accessed on October 26, 2018 (French).
  6. ↑ Le Program de Développement des Ressources en Eau et de Gestion Durable des Ecosystèmes dans le bassin du Niger (DREGDE / BN). Autorité du Bassin du Niger , March 27, 2012, accessed October 21, 2018 (French).

Coordinates: 14 ° 19 ′  N , 1 ° 18 ′  E