Tchioma Bangou

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Location of Tchioma Bangou in Niger

Tchioma Bangou (also: Tchambangou , Tchémabangou , Tchiomo Bangou , Tchoma Bangou , Tchombangou , Tiam Bangou , Tioma Bangou , Tiombango ) is a village in the rural community of Tondikiwindi in Niger .

geography

The village, run by a traditional chief (chef traditionnel) , is located around 47 kilometers northwest of the main town of Tondikiwindi in the rural community of the same name, which belongs to the Ouallam department in the Tillabéri region. The state border with Mali is about 53 kilometers north of Tchioma Bangou. The larger villages around Tchioma Bangou include Zaroumbey Darey in the northwest and Tondi Koirey in the southeast.

story

An Islamist attack on the neighboring villages of Tchioma Bangou and Zaroumbey Darey on January 2, 2021 killed at least 100 civilians. Around 49 people were killed in Tchioma Bangou and another 17 injured. The attack occurred a few days after the parliamentary elections and the first round of the presidential elections in Niger.

population

At the 2012 census, Tchioma Bangou had 1,236 inhabitants who lived in 135 households. At the 2001 census, the population was 1,265 in 131 households, and at the 1988 census, the population was 803 in 96 households.

Economy and Infrastructure

With a Center de Santé Intégré (CSI) there is a health center in the village.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b National Repertoire des Localités (ReNaLoc). (RAR) Institut National de la Statistique de la République du Niger, July 2014, p. 490 , accessed on 7 August 2015 (French).
  2. ↑ tagesschau.de: Attack in Niger: the number of dead rises to more than 100. Accessed on January 3, 2021 .
  3. ↑ Au moins 70 civils tués au Niger in des attaques de villages. In: RTS. January 2, 2021, accessed January 3, 2021 (French).
  4. ↑ At least 70 fatalities in a serious attack in Niger. In: derStandard.at. January 2, 2021, accessed January 3, 2021 .
  5. ^ Répertoire National des Communes (RENACOM). (RAR file) Institut National de la Statistique, accessed November 8, 2010 (French).
  6. ↑ 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. 248 ( web.archive.org [PDF; accessed May 4, 2019]).
  7. ^ Niger DSS. In: Systems Nationale d'Information Sanitaire (SNIS). Ministère de la Santé Publique, République du Niger, accessed on November 10, 2020 (French).

Coordinates: 14 ° 50 '  N , 1 ° 49'  E