Moa (Niger)

Rural community of Moa
Rural community of Moa
Coordinates	14 ° 10 ′  N , 9 ° 46 ′  E Coordinates: 14 ° 10 ′  N , 9 ° 46 ′  E
Basic data
Country	Niger
region	cinder
department	Damagaram Takaya
Residents	25,457 (2010)

Moa is a rural community in Damagaram Takaya department in Niger .

geography

Moa is in the Sahel . The neighboring communities are Alakoss in the northwest, Gamou in the northeast, Gouré in the southeast and Damagaram Takaya in the west. The municipality is divided into 29 administrative villages, 31 traditional villages, eleven hamlets and a camp. The main town of the rural municipality is Moa, consisting of the administrative villages of Moa Bougagé and Moa Haoussa.

The soils in Moa are predominantly sandy. The vegetation is characterized by the grass species Cenchrus biflorus and umbrella acacias . Bushfires often occur.

history

The French colonial administration established a canton in Moa at the beginning of the 20th century . The canton was initially dissolved in 1923, but rebuilt a little later. In 2002, as part of a state-wide administrative reform, the canton of Moa became the rural municipality of Moa. In 2009 floods attempted material damage, directly affecting 1,043 residents. In addition to the regional capital Zinder , Moa was the only municipality in the Zinder region that was affected by the flood disaster in West and Central Africa in 2010 . 308 residents were classified as disaster victims at that time. Since 2011 the rural community no longer belongs to the Mirriah department , but to the newly founded Damagaram Takaya department.

population

At the 2001 census, Moa had 18,750 residents. For 2010, 25,457 inhabitants were calculated. The majority of the population are Kanuri , and the Fulbe , Tuareg and Hausa also live in the community. The Fulbe subgroups Katchinanko'en, Oudah'en and Wodaabe as well as the Tuareg subgroup Ichiriffen specialize in remote grazing .

Economy and Infrastructure

The community is located in a zone in which mainly agropastoralism is practiced.

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 June 2002 portant création des communes et fixant le nom de leurs chefs-lieux .
3. ↑ Cas d'étude de Moa (PDF) website of SOS Sahel International Niger, January 2008; Retrieved March 14, 2012.
4. ↑ Edmond Séré de Rivières: Histoire du Niger . Berger-Levrault, Paris 1965, p. 250.
5. ↑ Situation des besoins des populations victimes d'inondations (2009) ( Memento of the original dated February 2, 2014 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. . Center d'Information et de Communication website, published on September 22, 2009, accessed on March 31, 2012. 
6. ↑ Situation des besoins des populations victimes d'inondations (2010) ( Memento of the original from October 16, 2014 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. . Website of the Center d'Information et de Communication, published on September 23, 2010, accessed on March 31, 2012. 
7. ↑ Une nouvelle loi sur le redécoupage administratif . In: L'Arbre à Palabres . No. 13 , August 11, 2011, p. 2 ( nigerdiaspora.net [PDF; accessed on January 28, 2014]).
8. ^ Institut Nationale de la Statistique du Niger (ed.): Annuaire statistique des cinquante ans d'indépendance du Niger . Niamey 2010 ( stat-niger.org (PDF; 2.99 MB)), p. 57.
9. ^ Bulletin trimestriel ECHO . No. 18, March 2009; iedafrique.org (PDF; 347 kB) p. 5.
10. ↑ Ministère de l'élevage et des industries animales / République du Niger (ed.): La mobilité pastorale dans la Région de Zinder. Stratégies et dynamisme des sociétés pastorales . Niamey 2009 ( iram-fr.org ( Memento of the original from July 13, 2010 in the Internet Archive ; PDF; 10.7 MB) 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 remove then this note. ) pp. 32–33. 
11. ^ Comprendre l'économie des ménages ruraux au Niger . Save the Children UK, London 2009; savethechildren.org.uk ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive ; PDF; 2.6 MB) 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. P. 8.