Maiyara

Region

Maïyara is a rural municipality in the department of Dakoro in Niger.

Geography

Maïyara lies in the Sahel. The neighboring municipalities are Kornaka in the north, Attantané in the northeast, Sarkin Haoussa in the east, SAE Saboua the southeast, Chadakori in the south and Sabon -Machi in the West. The municipality is divided into 69 administrative villages, a traditional village, 16 hamlets and four bearings. The main town of the rural community is Maïyara.

History

The rural community Maïyara left in 2002 at a nationwide administrative reform from the southeastern part of the canton Kornaka forth.

Population

At the 2001 census Maïyara had 40 196 inhabitants. For the year 2010 54.348 inhabitants were calculated.

Economy and infrastructure

The municipality is located in a zone is operated in the rain-fed agriculture.