Sarkin Yamma

Sarkin Yamma rural parish
Sarkin Yamma rural parish
Coordinates	13 ° 21 ′  N , 6 ° 56 ′  E Coordinates: 13 ° 21 ′  N , 6 ° 56 ′  E
Basic data
Country	Niger
region	Maradi
department	Madarounfa
Residents	36,557 (2012)

Sarkin Yamma is a rural municipality in the department Madarounfa in Niger . Alternative spellings are Sarki Yama , Serkin Yama , Serkin Yamma and Serki Yama .

geography

Sarkin Yamma is located in the greater Sudan landscape . The neighboring communities are Tibiri in the northwest, Maradi in the east and Safo in the south. The municipality is divided into 26 administrative villages, 29 hamlets and eight camps. The main town of the rural community is Sarkin Yamma, consisting of the administrative villages of Serkin Yama Saboua and Serkin Yamma Sofoua.

The average annual rainfall in Sarkin Yamma is 487 millimeters, the number of rainy days in the year an average of 34 (measurement period 1995-2006).

history

The French colonial administration established a canton in Sarkin Yamma in 1944 . In 2002, as part of a nationwide administrative reform, the canton of Sarkin Yamma became the rural community of Sarkin Yamma.

population

At the 2001 census, Sarkin Yamma had 24,970 residents. At the 2012 census, the population was 36,557.

Economy and Infrastructure

The community is located in a zone where rain-fed agriculture is practiced.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Répertoire National des Communes (RENACOM) . 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. ↑ Cellule Régionale de Coordination Preda: Conduite du protocole test régional de suivi of impacts environnementaux de l'exploitation des ressources forestières des plaines sableuses de Baban Rafi (Maradi - Niger). Final report ( memento of the original from April 22, 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. (PDF; 2.4 MB). Published May 2009, accessed March 19, 2012. 
4. ↑ Edmond Séré de Rivières: Histoire du Niger . Berger-Levrault, Paris 1965, p. 246.
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.