Goroubankassam

Goroubankassam rural community
Goroubankassam rural community
Coordinates	13 ° 6 ′  N , 3 ° 28 ′  E Coordinates: 13 ° 6 ′  N , 3 ° 28 ′  E
Basic data
Country	Niger
region	Dosso
department	Dosso
Residents	33,125 (2012)

Goroubankassam (also: Gorouban Kassam , Gorou Bankassam ) is a rural community in the Dosso department in Niger .

geography

Goroubankassam is located in the greater Sudan landscape . The neighboring communities are Mokko in the northwest, Tombokoirey I in the northeast, Karguibangou in the east, Tessa in the southeast, Farey in the south, Gollé in the southwest and Dosso in the west. The municipality is divided into 33 administrative villages, 26 traditional villages, a hamlet and 26 camps. The main town of the rural community is the administrative village of Goroubankassam (also: Gorou Bankassam).

The large, periodically water-bearing dry valley Dallol Foga runs through the east of the municipality in a north-south direction .

history

The rural community of Goroubankassam emerged from a part of the canton of Dosso in 2002 as part of a nationwide administrative reform. In June 2008, floods destroyed 181 huts in the community and 266 residents were considered damaged.

population

At the 2001 census, Goroubankassam had 24,870 inhabitants. At the 2012 census, the population was 33,125.

Economy and Infrastructure

The community is located in a zone where rain-fed agriculture is practiced. National Road 1 runs through Goroubankassam and is part of the international Dakar-N'Djamena Highway .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Répertoire National des Communes (RENACOM) ( Memento of the original from January 9, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . 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. ↑ M. Tiepolo, M. Ali, M. Bacci, S. Braccio, H. Issa, AZ Oumarou: Analyze du risque d'inondation dans les communes de la Région de Dosso au Niger, 1998-2016. (PDF) Projet ANADIA 2.0, report no. 5. Agence Italienne pour la Coopération au Développement, 2018, p. 10 , accessed on April 26, 2018 (French). 
4. ↑ Situation des dégâts causés par les inondations (2008) ( Memento of the original of February 2, 2014 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. . Center d'Information et de Communication website, published November 18, 2008, accessed March 31, 2012.  
5. ^ 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.
6. ↑ 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 21, 2014 (French). 
7. ^ Comprendre l'économie des ménages ruraux au Niger . Save the Children UK, London 2009 ( online version ( memento of the original from September 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note. ; PDF; 2.6 MB), p. 8.