Kalfou
| Kalfou rural parish | |||
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| Coordinates | 14 ° 52 ' N , 5 ° 32' E | ||
| Basic data | |||
| Country | Niger | ||
| Tahoua | |||
| department | Tahoua | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | NE-5 | ||
| Residents | 111,274 (2012) | ||
| politics | |||
| mayor | Aboubacar Alkou Ibrah (2004) | ||
| Political party | PNDS Tarayya | ||
Kalfou (also: Kalfu ) is a rural community in the Tahoua department in Niger .
geography
Kalfou is located in the Sahel zone and is an eastern suburb of the regional capital Tahoua . The other neighboring communities of Kalfous are Barmou in the northwest, Kao in the north, Tabalak in the northeast, Keita in the east, Tamaské in the southeast, Badaguichiri in the south and Bambeye in the southwest. There are 59 villages and 54 hamlets in the municipality. The main town of the rural community is Kalfou, consisting of the villages of Kalfou Dabagui and Kalfou Rafi. Other larger villages in the municipality are Bagueye and Toudouni .
Large parts of the municipality, including the main town, are located in the Ader Doutchi mountainous landscape . The northeast of the municipality lies in the catchment area of the Mare de Tabalak lake . The Forêt classée de Minao is a 60 hectare protected forest in the municipality of Kalfou. It was placed under protection in 1955.
history
Kalfou was founded in the 17th century. The local market was one of the small markets in the region that was approved by the French administration at the beginning of the 20th century . The rural community of Kalfou emerged in 2002 as part of a nationwide administrative reform from the canton of Kalfou, from which Barmou was separated as an independent rural community.
population
At the 2012 census, Kalfou had 111,274 inhabitants. At the 2001 census, the population was 75,446.
politics
In the local elections in July 2004, Aboubacar Alkou Ibrah ( PNDS-Tarayya ) was elected mayor.
Economy and Infrastructure
In the south of the community rain-fed agriculture is practiced, in the north agropastoralism predominates. Labor migration abroad is also of economic importance . Kalfou is on National Road 16 , which connects the town with the neighboring cities of Keita and Tahoua.
literature
- Kaigama Adji: Description of the profile de pauvreté des ménages ruraux selon l'appréciation des populations. Essai d'identification des indicateurs qualitatifs de la pauvreté dans deux communes rurales du département de Tahoua. Cas de Bambey and de Kalfou . Faculté d'Agronomie, Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, Niamey 2006.
- Fatima Massaladji Dadi: Activités agricoles des femmes de Chacott et appréciation de leurs réactions aux services de vulgarisation offerts par le PDRT . Faculté d'Agronomie, Université de Niamey, Niamey 1991.
- Amina Garba Billo: Contribution à l'élaboration de la monographie de la commune rurale de Kalfou, département de Tahoua . Faculté d'Agronomie, Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, Niamey 2007.
- Abdou Mossi: Diagnostic des interactions techniques CES / DRS. Technique culturales dans le canton de Kalfou (Tahoua) . Center Régional d'Enseignement Spécialisé en Agriculture (CRESA), Niamey 1994.
- Gambo Nayou: Un cas de rehabilitation des terres dans l'arrondissement de Tahoua: vallée d'Alibou . Faculté d'Agronomie, Université de Niamey, Niamey 1989.
- Hamidou Nouhou: Marge brute des activités agricoles hivernales dans différents systèmes d'exploitation. Cas du village de Mountchere . Faculté d'Agronomie, Université Abdou Moumouni, Niamey 1993.
- Kader Saidou Saddi: Etat des ouvrages de mobilization des eaux de surface dans les vallées des communes de Badaguichiri, Kalfou, Bambey et arrondissement de Tahoua 1 et 2 . Faculté d'Agronomie, Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, Niamey 2017.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Répertoire National des Localités (ReNaLoc). (RAR) Institut National de la Statistique de la République du Niger, July 2014, pp. 384–386 , accessed on August 7, 2015 (French).
- ^ Republic of Niger: Loi n ° 2002-014 du 11 JUIN 2002 portant création des communes et fixant le nom de leurs chefs-lieux .
- ↑ M. Bocquier, M. Gavaud: République du Niger. Carte Pedologique de la Région de l'Ader Doutchi. Localization des observations Pédologiques. ORSTOM, Paris ( esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu [accessed September 30, 2018]).
- ↑ Mahaman Moustapha Adamou, Bassirou Alhou, Yahaya Nazoumou, Gilbert Alloke: Impacts des facteurs climatiques et anthropiques sur les ressources et la qualité des eaux de la mare de Tabalak . In: International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences . Vol. 9, No. 3 , 2005, ISSN 1997-342X , p. 1666 and 1668 ( ajol.info [accessed March 25, 2019]).
- ↑ Données disponibles pour chaque forêt classée ( Memento of July 29, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ). Website of the Direction de l'Environnement, Ministère de l'Hydraulique, de l'Environnement et de la Lutte Contre la Désertification, accessed on 25 February 2012.
- ↑ Edmond Séré de Rivières: Histoire du Niger . Berger-Levrault, Paris 1965, p. 162.
- ↑ Hassane Gandah Nabi: Commerçants et entrepreneurs du Niger (1922-2006) . L'Harmattan, Paris 2013, ISBN 978-2-336-29136-9 , pp. 39 .
- ↑ Répertoire National des localites (ReNaLoc). (RAR) Institut National de la Statistique de la République du Niger, July 2014, p. 384 , accessed on 7 August 2015 (French).
- ^ Maires du PNDS. (PDF) PNDS-Tarayya , archived from the original on December 2, 2013 ; accessed on February 14, 2018 (French).
- ^ 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.
