Zermou
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| Coordinates | 13 ° 52 ′ N , 9 ° 19 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Niger | ||
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| department | Mirriah | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | NE-7 | ||
| Residents | 24,194 (2010) | ||
Zermou is a rural community in the Mirriah department in Niger .
geography
Zermou is located in the Sahel region . The average annual rainfall is around 350 millimeters. The neighboring communities of Zermous are Mazamni in the north, Guidimouni in the east, Hamdara in the southeast, Mirriah in the southwest and Gaffati in the west. The municipality is divided into 36 administrative villages, six traditional villages, 64 hamlets and three camps. The main town of the rural municipality is the village of Zermou. The Zermou dry valley of the same name runs through the municipality .
history
The Zermou market was one of the small markets in the region that was authorized by the French administration at the beginning of the 20th century .
The rural community of Zermou emerged from the canton of Zermou in 2002 as part of a nationwide administrative reform.
population
At the 2001 census, Zermou had 17,818 inhabitants. For 2010, 24,194 inhabitants were calculated. The population is predominantly home- speaking and consists of Hausa and Kanuri . In addition, Fulbe , who practice nomadism and transhumance , move with their herds of cattle through the municipality.
Economy and Infrastructure
The majority of the rural community consists of sandy soils where millet is grown. The more rocky parts of Zermatt serve as pastureland. The unfavorable soil conditions, combined with low rainfall, have led to recurring famine for generations. Labor migrants from Zermou do not have access to the labor markets in northern Nigeria, which is also native-speaking, and have to move to the south-west of the southern neighboring country, which is inhabited by Yoruba .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mehdi Saqalli: population, Farming Systems and Social Transitions in Sahelian Niger. An agent-based modeling approach . Dissertation, Université catholique de Louvain 2008 ( online version ; PDF; 3.9 MB), p. 46.
- ^ Répertoire National des Communes (RENACOM) . Institut National de la Statistique website, accessed January 22, 2011.
- ^ Republic of Niger: Loi n ° 2002-014 du 11 JUIN 2002 portant création des communes et fixant le nom de leurs chefs-lieux .
- ↑ Zibo Zakara, Atahirou Karbo, Jean François Aranyossy: Application of isotopes de l'environnement à l'étude of aquifères of Korama, sud de Zinder (Niger) . In: Les ressources en eau au Sahel. Etudes hydrogéologiques et hydrologiques en Afrique de l'Ouest par les techniques isotopiques . International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna October 1993, p. 97-98 ( naweb.iaea.org [PDF; accessed September 30, 2018]).
- ↑ Hassane Gandah Nabi: Commerçants et entrepreneurs du Niger (1922-2006) . L'Harmattan, Paris 2013, ISBN 978-2-336-29136-9 , pp. 37 .
- ^ 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. 57.
- ↑ Mehdi Saqalli: population, Farming Systems and Social Transitions in Sahelian Niger. An agent-based modeling approach . Dissertation, Université catholique de Louvain 2008 ( online version ; PDF; 3.9 MB), p. 51.
