N'Gonga

Region

N'Gonga is a rural municipality in the department of Boboye in Niger.

Geography

N'Gonga lies in the large landscape Sudan at the Wadi Dallol Bosso. The neighboring municipalities are Harikanassou, Kiota and Kouré in the north, Gollé in the east, the south and Birni N'Gaouré Fakara in the West. The municipality is divided into 33 administrative villages, seven traditional villages and 26 hamlets. The main town of the rural community is N'Gonga consisting of the administrative villages N'Gonga Djerma and N'Gonga Peul.

History

The rural community N'Gonga originated as an administrative unit in 2002 as part of a nationwide administrative reform from the northern part of the canton Birni N'Gaouré / Boboye.

Population

At the 2001 census N'Gonga had 20,489 inhabitants. For the year 2010 27.439 inhabitants were calculated.

Economy and infrastructure

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

Personalities

  • YAYE Garba (1957-2013), Officer
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