Souloulou

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Location of Souloulou in Niger

Souloulou (also: Tsouloulou ) is a village in the Guidan Roumdji municipality in Niger .

The village lies on the north bank of the temporarily water-bearing dry valley Goulbin Maradi on the state border with Nigeria . There is a border crossing here. The closest major city in Nigeria is Sabon Birni, about 12 kilometers away . The city center of Guidan Roumdji is located around 30 kilometers east of Souloulou. The municipality belongs to the Guidan Roumdji department in the Maradi region .

Souloulou is run by a traditional local chief ( chef traditionnel ). In the 1980s, the settlement consisted of four individual villages, each with their own local chiefs: Souloulou Magagi, Souloulou Sarkin Baoura, Souloulou Sarkin Foulani and Souloulou Sarkin Noma.

At the 2012 census, Souloulou had 5,424 inhabitants who lived in 790 households. At the 2001 census, the population was 3,766 in 515 households, and at the 1988 census, the population was 2,617 in 475 households.

The area in and around Souloulou is considered to be the least secure in the municipality of Guidan Roumdji. Cross-border cattle theft, robbery, highway robbery and drug abuse are common.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b National Repertoire des Localités (ReNaLoc). (RAR) Institut National de la Statistique de la République du Niger, July 2014, p. 247 , accessed on 7 August 2015 (French).
  2. ^ 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. 171 ( 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.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ceped.org
  3. ^ Répertoire National des Communes (RENACOM). (RAR file) Institut National de la Statistique, accessed November 8, 2010 (French).
  4. ↑ Aghali Abdoulkader: Le "bien" sécurité dans trois communes (guidan roumdji department, Balleyara et Say). Des logiques de l'Etat aux logiques locales, ou la diversité d'acteurs . In collaboration with Chaibou Adamou (=  Etudes et Travaux du LASDEL . No. 105 ). LASDEL, Niamey / Parakou February 2013, p. 21 ( lasdel.net [PDF; accessed April 26, 2018]).

Coordinates: 13 ° 37 '  N , 6 ° 25'  E