Kontagora
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| Coordinates | 10 ° 24 ' N , 5 ° 28' E | ||
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| Country | Nigeria | ||
| Niger | |||
| ISO 3166-2 | NG-NI | ||
| height | 335 m | ||
| Residents | 102,888 (2007) | ||
Kontagora is a city in the Nigerian state of Niger and is located in the northwest of Nigeria . According to an estimate from 2007, it has 102,888 inhabitants.
The various small tribal principalities into which the area of Kontagora was originally divided - Aguarra, Dakka-Karri, Dukawa and Ngaski - were conquered by the Fulbe between 1858 and 1864 and united into an emirate that was dependent on the Sultanate of Sokoto . In 1901 the emirate fell under British rule and was incorporated into the Protectorate of Northern Nigeria .
Kontagora and its surroundings form one of the 25 Local Government Areas (LGA) of the state of Niger with an area of 2080.57 km². In the penultimate census in 1991, the LGA had 138,080 inhabitants and thus a population density of 66 inhabitants per km². In the city itself 63,994 inhabitants were counted.
In response to the Mohammed cartoons , at least two people were killed and four churches were set on fire in February 2006. In Kontagora, as in the entire north of Niger, the Sharia is in force.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: World Gazetteer
- ^ The 774 Local Governmnent Areas. Kontagora Local Government Area. Nigeria Congress Online, archived from the original on January 13, 2004 ; accessed on March 24, 2007 (English).
- ↑ BBC News : Nigerian religious riots continue , Feb. 24, 2006