Koulan Karki (Olléléwa)
Location of Koulan Karki in Niger |
Koulan Karki (also: Koula Karki , Koulakarki ) is a village in the rural community of Olléléwa in Niger .
The village, headed by a traditional chief (chef traditionnel) , is located in the Damergou countryside , about 22 kilometers southeast of the village of Olléléwa, the capital of the rural community of the same name, which belongs to the Tanout department in the Zinder region. One of the larger villages in the vicinity of Koulan Karki is Bakin Birgi in the south, around 15 kilometers away .
The German Africa explorer Heinrich Barth , who visited the area in 1851, described Koulan Karki ("Kūla-n-Kérki") as a large village that was politically one of the most important in Damergou alongside Dan Kamsa , Farara , Olléléwa and Taghelel . According to Barth, Mūssa , the ruler of Koulan Karki, held the title sserki-n-Damerghū .
At the 2012 census, Koulan Karki had 725 residents who lived in 89 households. At the 2001 census, the population was 223 in 39 households, and at the 1988 census, the population was 282 in 60 households.
See also
- Koulan Karki (Tanout) , a village of the same name about 28 kilometers further north
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b National Repertoire des Localités (ReNaLoc). (RAR) Institut National de la Statistique de la République du Niger, July 2014, p. 691 , accessed on 7 August 2015 (French).
- ^ Heinrich Barth: Journeys and discoveries in North and Central Africa in the years 1849 to 1855 . First volume. Justus Perthes, Gotha 1857, p. 607 .
- ^ Répertoire National des Communes (RENACOM). (RAR file) (No longer available online.) Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original on January 9, 2017 ; Retrieved November 8, 2010 (French). 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.
- ↑ Recensement Général de la Population 1988: Répertoire National des Villages du Niger . Bureau Central de Recensement, Ministère du Plan, République du Niger, Niamey March 1991, p. 428 ( ceped.org [PDF; accessed January 31, 2018]). www.ceped.org ( Memento of the original dated January 31, 2018 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.
Coordinates: 14 ° 24 ' N , 8 ° 48' E