Korahans

Korahane rural community
Korahane rural community
Coordinates	14 ° 34 ′  N , 6 ° 34 ′  E Coordinates: 14 ° 34 ′  N , 6 ° 34 ′  E
Basic data
Country	Niger
region	Maradi
department	Dakoro
Residents	12,577 (2012)

Korahane is a rural municipality in the department of Dakoro in Niger .

geography

Korahane is located in the Sahel region . The neighboring communities are Birni Lallé in the north and east and Adjékoria in the south and west. The municipality is divided into 13 administrative villages, eight traditional villages, six hamlets and a water point. The main town of the rural community is the administrative village of Korahane. The Tarka Valley runs through the municipality of Korahane .

history

The main town Korahane was founded by a Hausa named Nahantchi in an area inhabited by nomadic Fulbe and Tuareg . There are four traditional mansions ( French : chefferies traditionalnelles ) in the village: two from the Hausa and two from the Fulbe. Amadou Cheiffou , who was Prime Minister of Niger from 1991 to 1993, is the younger brother of a Fulbe boss in Korahane and had several infrastructure projects carried out in the area, including the construction of a health center. The rural community of Korahane was created as an administrative unit in 2002 as part of a nationwide administrative reform from part of the canton of Birni Lallé.

population

At the 2001 census, Korahane had 6,846 inhabitants. At the 2012 census, the population was 12,577.

Economy and Infrastructure

The community is located in a zone where rain-fed agriculture is practiced. Land use conflicts often arise between sedentary farmers and nomadic ranchers.

literature

• Abdoulaye Mohamadou: Les pouvoirs locaux à Birnin Lalle (=  Etudes et Travaux du LASDEL . No. 16 ). LASDEL, Niamey / Parakou December 2003 ( lasdel.net [PDF]).
• Abdoulaye Mohamadou: Les communes du canton de Birnin Lallé (an 2) (=  Etudes et Travaux du LASDEL . No. 56 ). LASDEL, Niamey / Parakou May 2006 ( lasdel.net [PDF]).
• Abdoulaye Mohamadou: Les communes du canton de Birnin Lallé (3) (=  Etudes et Travaux du LASDEL . No. 72 ). LASDEL, Niamey / Parakou December 2008 ( lasdel.net [PDF]).

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. ↑ Moustapha Hiya Maidawa: Enjeux Fonciers et stratégies d'acteurs dans la moyenne vallée de la Tarka (Dakoro / Niger) . Mémoire. Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, Niamey 2011, p. 22 ( memoireonline.com [accessed September 18, 2018]).
4. ↑ Abdoulaye Mohamadou: Décentralisation et pouvoir local au Niger . International Institute for Environment and Development, London 2009, ISBN 978-1-84369-726-8 , p. 10.
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. 54.
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. 
8. ↑ Abdoulaye Mohamadou: Observatoire de la decentralization au Niger (enquêtes de suivi 2004–2005): Les communes du canton de Birnin Lallé (an 2) (=  Etudes et Travaux . No. 56 ). Laboratoire d'études et recherches sur les dynamiques sociales et le développement local, Niamey / Parakou May 2006, p. 15 ( izf.net [PDF; accessed September 25, 2017]).