Soudouré

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Location of Soudouré in Niger

Soudouré (also: Soudouré Djerma , Soudouré Zarma Béné ) is a village in the Arrondissement Niamey I of the city of Niamey in Niger .

The village, led by a traditional chief (chef traditionnel) , is located on the Niger River in the west of the rural area of ​​Niamey I. The surrounding settlements include the village of Soudouré Gorou in the north, the village of Tondi Koirey in the northwest and the village of Tondibiah in the southeast. The twelve-kilometer-long Soudouré Gorou dry valley flows into the Niger near Soudouré .

The village is the birthplace of the rival politicians Hamani Diori (1916–1989), Niger's first president, and Djibo Bakary (1922–1998), Niamey's first mayor. Both men are buried in Soudouré. Hamani Diori's son Abdoulaye Hamani Diori (1945–2011) was also buried here. Soudouré belonged to the canton of Karma in the arrondissement of Kollo until the end of the 20th century , when it was incorporated into Niamey. More than 50 houses in the village were flooded during heavy flooding as a result of heavy rainfall on August 7, 2018. More than 300 residents were left homeless.

At the 2012 census, Soudouré had 2,300 inhabitants who lived in 300 households. At the 2001 census, the population was 1,208 in 154 households, and at the 1988 census, the population was 754 in 99 households.

The secondary school Collège d'enseignement général de Soudouré (CEG Soudouré) has existed since 2002.

literature

  • Yveline Poncet: Un exemple d'agriculture sèche. Le terroir de Soudouré au Niger . In: Philip O'Keefe, Benjamin Wisner (Eds.): Landuse and development . International African Institute, London 1977, ISBN 0-85302-058-2 , pp. 92-115 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b National Repertoire des Localités (ReNaLoc). (RAR) Institut National de la Statistique de la République du Niger, July 2014, p. 715 , accessed on August 7, 2015 (French).
  2. ↑ Ibrahim Mamadou: La dynamique accélérée des koris de la région de Niamey et ses conséquences sur l'ensablement du fleuve Niger . Thèse de doctorat Ph.D. Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey / Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Niamey / Paris 2012, p. 126–127 ( researchgate.net [PDF; accessed April 20, 2019]).
  3. ^ A b Hassane Daouda: Visite du président de la Commission Nationale des Droits Humains à Soudouré suite aux fortes pluies: Constat de l'ampleur des dégâts occasionnés et soutien aux sinistrés. In: Le Sahel . August 8, 2018, accessed May 29, 2019 (French).
  4. ↑ Siradji Sanda: Obsèques de feu Abdoulaye Diori Hamani: il était de tous les combats pour l'instauration d'un Etat de droit dans notre pays. In: Le Sahel . April 27, 2011, archived from the original on October 6, 2011 ; accessed on May 29, 2019 (French).
  5. ^ A b 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. 212 ( web.archive.org [PDF; accessed May 4, 2019]).
  6. ↑ a b Répertoire National des Communes (RENACOM). (RAR) Institut National de la Statistique de la République du Niger, accessed on November 8, 2010 (French).
  7. ↑ Rapport de l'étude preparatoire pour le projet de construction des établissements d'enseignement secondaire au Niger. (PDF) Chapitre 2. Agence japonaise de coopération internationale (JICA), April 2013, p. 15 , accessed on June 6, 2019 (French).

Coordinates: 13 ° 35 '  N , 2 ° 0'  E