Gamkalley

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Street scene on Avenue d'Arlit in Gamkalley (2019)

Gamkalley (also: Gamkalé , Gamkallé ) is a district of Niamey in Niger .

geography

Gamkalley is located south of Niamey on the left bank of the Niger River . The surrounding districts and facilities are the Terminus district in the northwest, extensive military areas and the Cité Fayçal district in the north, the Hippodrome racecourse in the northeast and the Pays Bas and Saga districts in the southeast.

Avenue d'Akokan in Gamkalley Golley (2019)

The district consists of two administrative districts ( French : quartiers ): Gamkalley Golley in the southeast and Gamkalley Sébanguey in the northwest, between which the laterite street Avenue de Gamkallé forms the border. In terms of land use, the district is divided into residential areas, industrial zones and agricultural areas with market gardens and rice fields. Gamkalley is considered to be one of the most dangerous areas of Niamey in terms of robbery and theft.

history

The Zarma village of Gamkalley was founded in the 16th century. During this period there were strong migratory movements to the area of ​​the city of Niamey, which was founded centuries later: Zarma and Songhai from the Songhai empire fled from the Moroccan conquerors, Maouri immigrated from the Dogondoutchi area and Fulbe from the entire Sahel zone . For centuries, the residents of Gamkalley lived mainly from growing millet. The separation into the two districts Gamkalley Golley and Gamkalley Sébanguey had existed since the village was founded. The mayor, who received the title maigari , always came from the larger district of Gamkalley Sébanguey until a maigari from Gamkalley Golley was chosen in the 1920s .

Gamkalley was incorporated into Niamey in 1952. Like other parts of the city, it grew strong and uncontrolled in the 1960s. The joint administration of both districts was finally canceled and Gamkalley Golley and Gamkalley Sébanguey each received their own local councilor.

population

At the 2012 census, the two districts of Gamkalley Golley and Gamkalley Sébanguey had a combined population of 20,438 living in 3,388 households. At the 2001 census, the population was 30,126 in 4,656 households, and at the 1988 census, the population was 22,972 in 3,980 households.

Economy and Infrastructure

Vegetable growing on the Niger River in Gamkalley

Gamkalley's nurseries cover a total of 230 hectares. Mainly lettuce and cabbage are grown, as well as peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, beans, celery, okra , peppers, parsley, zucchini, carrots and beets. The vegetables are intended for sale in the capital. The gardeners are almost exclusively men and mostly Zarma. Some industrial companies dispose of their toxic waste in the Niger River, which leads to contamination of the agricultural land. Besides vegetables, rice is grown and another occupation is fishing. Gamkalley residents traditionally belong to the landowners in the Niamey Green Belt , where they farm.

There are several public elementary schools in Gamkalley. The oldest, the Ecole primaire de Gamkalley I , was founded in 1953. The secondary school Collège d'enseignement général de Gamkalley (CEG Gamkalley) has existed since 2005.

The houses in Gamkalley are usually adobe buildings devoid of any comfort. Cooking takes place outdoors. There is no running water and accordingly no showers and water closets.

literature

  • F. Ali Hamidou: Impacts des activités maraichères sur les revenus des producteurs au Niger: cas du site de Gamkallé . Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Gembloux 2011.
  • Ludovic Andres, Philippe Lebailly: Peri-urban Agriculture: The Case of Market Gardening in Niamey, Niger . In: African Review of Economics and Finance . Vol. 3, No. 1 , December 2011, p. 68-79 ( researchgate.net ).
  • Tsalha Bassirou: Contraintes biologiques, édaphiques et sociales liées à la production de laitue verte dans les jardins maraîchers de la ville Niamey. Cas des sites de Nogaré et Gamkalé . Faculté d'Agronomie, Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, Niamey 2016.
  • Abdoul Kader Mahamadou Mounkaïla: Gestion des déchets issus de la tannerie de Gamkalé . Faculté d'Agronomie, Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, Niamey 2012.
  • Nguengar Nassartebaye: Accès à l'eau potable et à l'assainissement; What about enjeux pour la santé dans les quartiers précaires? Etude appliquée au quartier Gamkallé de la commune IV de Niamey au Niger . Maîtrise. Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, Niamey 2011 ( memoireonline.com ).
  • Habi Ouzeirou: Typology of the maraîchers du site de Gamkalé-Saga et analyze de leurs stratégies de production . Faculté d'Agronomie, Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, Niamey 2006.
  • Souley Zakari Yaou Saidou: Rentabilité des cultures maraîchères chez les maraîchers du site de Gamkalé . Faculté d'Agronomie, Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, Niamey 2010.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b National Repertoire des Localités (ReNaLoc). (RAR) Institut National de la Statistique de la République du Niger, July 2014, p. 715 , accessed on August 7, 2015 (French).
  2. ↑ Nguengar Nassartebaye: Accès à l'eau potable et à l'assainissement; What about enjeux pour la santé dans les quartiers précaires? Etude appliquée au quartier Gamkallé de la commune IV de Niamey au Niger . Maîtrise. Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, Niamey 2011, Chapitre 2.2. Desserte en infrastructures urbaines de base a Gamkallé ( memoireonline.com [accessed June 8, 2019]).
  3. ^ A b c Ludovic Andres, Philippe Lebailly: Peri-urban Agriculture: The Case of Market Gardening in Niamey, Niger . In: African Review of Economics and Finance . Vol. 3, No. 1 , December 2011, p. 72-73 ( researchgate.net [accessed April 14, 2019]).
  4. ↑ Abdouramane Seydou: Délinquance et governance urbaine à Niamey. Institut de Recherche en Sciences Humaines, Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, July 27, 2018, accessed on April 19, 2019 (French).
  5. ↑ Ursula Meyer: Foncier périurbain, citoyenneté et formation de l'état au Niger. Une analyze ethnographique de Niamey . LIT, Münster 2018, ISBN 978-3-643-80287-3 , p. 65 .
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  7. ↑ Apollinaire Tini: La gestion des déchets solid ménagers à Niamey au Niger: essai pour une stratégie de gestion durable . Thèse de doctorat. Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon, Lyon 2003, p. 76 ( theses.insa-lyon.fr [PDF; accessed May 1, 2019]).
  8. ↑ Kokou Henri Motcho: Niamey, Garin captan Salma ou l'histoire du peuplement de la ville de Niamey . In: Jérôme Aloko-N'Guessan, Amadou Diallo, Kokou Henri Motcho (eds.): Villes et organization de l'espace en Afrique . Karthala, Paris 2010, ISBN 978-2-8111-0339-2 , pp. 20 .
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  13. ↑ Ursula Meyer: Pratiques de gouvernance du foncier au lendemain de la democratisation: Le cas du foncier périphérique à Niamey, Niger. (PDF) Université de Lausanne, September 5, 2014, p. 4 , accessed April 25, 2019 (French).
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Coordinates: 13 ° 30 '  N , 2 ° 8'  E