Bambeye

Region

Bambeye (also: Bambaye, Bambèye ) is a rural municipality in the department of Tahoua in Niger.

Geography

Bambeye lies in the Sahel. The neighboring municipalities are Tahoua and Takanamat in the north, Kalfou in the east, Badaguichiri, Bagaroua and Illela in the south and Tébaram in the West. The municipality is divided into 42 administrative villages and 75 hamlets. The main town of the rural community is the administrative village Bambeye (also: Bambaye ).

The east of the municipal area is characterized by high plateaus, the western dunes. Both are intersected by valleys and lowlands. The Forêt de classée Danfan with 540 acres and the Forêt de classée Tapkin Zaki 1070 hectares are two nature reserve forest areas in the municipality of Bambeye. The protected status was made in 1955.

History

The first settlers in Bambeye were Tuareg, on which date back many place names in the municipal area. The rural community Bambeye during 2002, from the 1947 founded by the French administration canton of the same name produced. One reason for the creation of the canton was that its population relatively uniformly followed the religious beliefs of Azna. The hunger crisis in Niger in 2005 Bambeye was one of the most affected places. Here the population had less than one meal a day. Floods in July 2008 336 inhabitants of Bambeye were classified as damaged.

Population

At the 2001 census Bambeye had 78 348 inhabitants. For the year 2010 105.558 inhabitants were calculated. The majority provide Hausa. In addition, there are Tuareg and Fulani, who live in camps around the larger villages.

Policy

In the local elections in July 2004 Ibro Dan Kassou ( PNDS - Tarayya ) was elected mayor. On 15 April 2010 the Council of Ministers Dan Fane Weslamane appointed administrator ( Administrateur Délégué ) of the communities Bambeye, Tébaram and Takanamat.

In the villages of Bambeye there are the traditional political and social structures. In addition to traditional local chefs, various officials of certain population groups: the Sarkin Makera the smiths, the Sarkin makidi the griots and the Sarkin wanzamaye the hairdressers. The head of a traditional women's organization holds the title Koungiya. The imam of a village is referred to as Sarkin mallamaye.

Economy and infrastructure

The main industry is agriculture, followed by livestock. The cultivation of millet, sorghum and cowpea, which is still mainly driven by traditional devices and methods that primarily serves the self-sufficiency of the population. The breeding of cattle, sheep, goats, horses, donkeys and camels is a significant source of income. Exist between sedentary and nomadic pastoralists conflicts over the use of the limited available grazing land. In the dry season it comes to annual temporary migration of more than 80 percent of the population aged from 16 to 45 years abroad. The main target countries are Libya, Algeria, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Cameroon and Gabon. A growing importance has forestry. The growing in the valleys and lowlands eucalyptus and Niembäume be cut down and sold for lumber in the regional capital of Tahoua.

A 15 kilometer road connects the capital with the city of Tahoua Bambeye. In addition, a section of National Road 25, which connects with Tahoua Abala runs through the municipality. Both roads are in very poor condition. In Bambeye there are 54 primary schools and one middle school. Health facilities are limited to five health centers ( Centres de santé Integré ), eight health houses ( Cases de santé ) and two mobile devices ( Centres forains ).