Illéla

Municipality of Illéla
Municipality of Illéla
Coordinates	14 ° 28 '  N , 5 ° 14'  E Coordinates: 14 ° 28 '  N , 5 ° 14'  E
Basic data
Country	Niger
region	Tahoua
department	Illéla
Residents	142,214 (2012)

Illéla is a municipality and the capital of the Illéla department of the same name in Niger .

geography

Illéla is located in the Sahel region on the edge of the Ader Doutchi mountain range . The neighboring communities of Illélas are Bambeye in the north, Badaguichiri in the northeast, Tajaé in the southeast, Alléla in the south and Bagaroua in the west.

The urban area is divided into 14 districts and a rural part with 69 villages and 34 hamlets. The 14 districts are Azna, Azna Zaroumèye, Baïtché, Dabagawa, Dabsaou, Illéla (Kétaré), Illéla Kétaré, Illéla Nassarawa, Illéla Toudou, Kétaré, Nassaraoua, Toudou, Toudou (district) and Zaroumèye. The larger villages in the rural municipality include Toullou , Dafawa , Dangona and Dandadji .

Illéla should not be confused with the border town of Illela in Nigeria , located around 80 kilometers south of Birni-N'Konni .

history

Illela was in the 18th century by Tuareg founded. At the beginning of the 19th century, instead of Birni Ader, the town became the capital of the Ader province of the Sultanate of Aïr . The serki n'Ader was the sultan's governor . When the province was divided into several parts at the end of the 19th century, the serki n'Ader of Illéla only controlled a small area in the west of Aders. Illéla fell to France at the beginning of the 20th century . The local market was one of the small markets in the region that was approved by the French administration at the time. Illéla became the capital of the Illéla district in 1960, the year Niger became independent, from which the Illéla district emerged in 1964 and the Illéla department in 1998.

The village of Dangona in the municipality of Illéla was one of the hardest hit places in the country during the 2005 hunger crisis in Niger. Here the population had less than one meal a day available. In the flood disaster in West and Central Africa in 2010 , residents of Illéla were classified as disaster victims in 2016.

population

At the 1977 census Illéla had 8,299 inhabitants, at the 1988 census 11,699 inhabitants and at the 2001 census 15,463 inhabitants. At the 2012 census, after enlarging the municipal area, the population was 142,214. The majority of the population are Hausa (80%), followed by Tuareg (8%) and Fulbe (2%).

politics

In the local elections in July 2004, Oumarou Cheffou ( PNDS-Tarayya ) was elected mayor. On April 15, 2010, the Council of Ministers appointed Morou Moussa as Administrator ( Administrateur Délégué ) of the municipality.

Culture and sights

Attractions in the city include the ruler's palace of Illéla and the mosque in the village of Libatane Malameye.

The graves of several important personalities are located in the municipality:

• the grave of Nafake, the ancestor of the long-established population of Illéla, which is located near the boys' school,
• the tomb of Mallam, the founding father of the traditional manor of Illéla, located in the village of Azaou,
• the tomb of Washar, Mallam's son and a great warrior, located in Dafawa village,
• the grave of a revered marabout in the village of Agourmi and
• the graves of resistance fighters against the Mission Voulet-Chanoine in Libatane Malameye.

The Oumani Attou library in Illéla opened in 2001. The library is located in a renovated cultural center.

Economy and Infrastructure

More than 90% of the population live from agriculture. In the rural valleys around the city center, lettuce, cabbage, onions, tomatoes and peppers as well as mandarins, mangoes and lemons are grown. The larger cultivation areas are in the hands of a few owners such as the traditional village chiefs. There are eight weekly markets in Illéla, where mainly cattle and everyday goods are sold. The trade relations extend to Nigeria. Illéla is located on National Road 15 , which connects the city with the neighboring towns of Badaguichiri and Bagaroua. The road network is in poor condition. Illéla is the seat of a Tribunal d'Instance, one of the 30 civil courts nationwide , which are below the ten civil courts of the first instance (Tribunal de Grande Instance).

Personalities

• Mahamadou Issoufou (* 1952), politician, prime minister and president of Niger; born in the village of Dandadji, now in the Illéla municipality

Individual evidence

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