Mocha

The title of this article is ambiguous. Further meanings are listed under Mokko (disambiguation) .

Mokko rural community
Mokko rural community
Coordinates	13 ° 10 ′  N , 3 ° 16 ′  E Coordinates: 13 ° 10 ′  N , 3 ° 16 ′  E
Basic data
Country	Niger
region	Dosso
department	Dosso
Residents	52,132 (2012)

Mokko is a rural community in the Dosso department in Niger .

geography

Mokko is located in the greater Sudan landscape . The neighboring communities are Loga in the north, Falwel in the northeast, Tombokoirey I in the southeast, Goroubankassam in the south, Dosso in the southwest, Garankédey in the west and Sokorbé in the northwest. The municipality is divided into 39 administrative villages, 37 traditional villages, a hamlet and 25 camps. The main town of the rural community is the administrative village of Mokko.

history

The rural community of Mokko emerged from part of the canton of Dosso in 2002 as part of a nationwide administrative reform.

population

At the 2001 census, Mokko had 37,062 inhabitants. At the 2012 census, the population was 52,132.

Economy and Infrastructure

The community is located in a zone where rain-fed agriculture is practiced. Mokko has an important market for grain, pulses and cattle, which are traded to Maradi , among other places . The market day is Thursday. Mokko is located on national road 14 , which connects the town with the neighboring cities of Dosso and Loga.

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. ^ 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. 53.
4. ↑ 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). 
5. ^ 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.  
6. ^ 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. 16.  
7. ^ Mahamadou Saley, Yatta Paul Maurice Mohamed: Projet Régional d'Appui au Pastoralisme au Sahel (PRAPS). Etude diagnostique des Systèmes d'Information sur les marchés à bétail du Burkina Faso, du Mali, de la Mauritanie, du Niger, du Sénégal et du Tchad. Définitif report. (PDF) CILSS , November 2016, accessed on May 2, 2018 (French).