Deoule

Region

Déoulé (also: Déoullé ) is a rural municipality in the department of Bouza in Niger.

Geography

Déoulé lies in the Sahel. The neighboring municipalities are Garhanga in the north, Tabotaki in the east, Bouza in the south, southwest and Allakaye Tama in the west. The municipality is divided into twelve administrative villages and 20 hamlets. The main town of the rural community is the administrative village Déoulé (also: Déoullé ).

History

Déoulé was in the 17th century one of several Azna - manors in the area of cores, whose supremacy was disputed between the Sultanate of Aïr and Kebbi. 1674 defeated the Sultan of the Aïr Kanta of Kebbi military and taught subsequently in a vein a province, whose governor he appointed his son. The Azna rule seats have been preserved and integrated into the core administration of the province. The French administration set up in 1909 in a Canton Déoulé one. 2002 emerged the rural community Déoulé as part of a nationwide administrative reform from the Canton Déoulé.

Population

At the 2001 census Déoulé had 17,113 inhabitants. For the year 2010 23.054 inhabitants were calculated.

Economy and infrastructure

The municipality is located in a zone is operated in the rain-fed agriculture. By Déoulé the National Road 16, which connects the village with the departmental capital Bouza and the regional capital Tahoua runs.