Bermo (Niger)

Region

Bermo is a rural municipality and the capital of the eponymous department Bermo in Niger.

Geography

Bermo lies in the Sahel. The neighboring municipalities are Ingall in the north, Gadabédji in the east, Azagor, Birni LaLLe and Roumbou I in the south and Azèye and Tamaya in the West. The municipality is divided into 17 administrative villages, two camps and 95 water points. The main town of the country church is the administrative village Bermo. The vegetation is dominated by Marulabäumen, Oschern, acacias and Wüstendatteln.

History

In Bermo an administrative post in 1988 ( post administratif ) set up, one from a chef de poste administratif headed lower administrative unit. The rural community Bermo originated as an administrative unit in 2002 as part of a nationwide administrative reform in a previously unincorporated area in the north of the department Dakoro. The administrative posts of Bermo was removed in 2011 from the department of Dakoro and collected at the Department Bermo.

Population

At the 2001 census Bermo had 14,076 inhabitants. For the year 2010 19.032 inhabitants were calculated. In Bermo members of Fulbe Wodaabe and Kassawsawa subgroups, the Tuareg and Hausa subgroup Keltamerkest and Arabs live.

Economy and infrastructure

The community is located at the junction of the zone of Agropastoralismus of the South to the domain of pure pastoral economy of the North. She pulls on transhumant ranchers living in the regions of Agadez, Tahoua and Zinder and from northern Nigeria. There are three livestock markets, including one in the capital Bermo that compete with the market of Sakkabal in the neighboring municipality Roumbou I. In addition to the livestock and the trade operated by the Fulani and Tuareg crafts is of economic importance. Are produced, among other jewelry, camel saddles, swords and knives, which are sold primarily in the departmental capital Dakoro. In Bermo there is a local citizen radio (radio communautaire).