Birni N'Gaouré

Region

Birni N'Gaouré is a town and the capital of the department Boboye in Niger.

Geography

Birni N'Gaouré is located at the junction of the Sahel to large landscape Sudan. Due to the urban area of ​​the Wadi Dallol Bosso runs. The neighboring municipalities are Kiota in the north, Gollé in the east, the south and Fabidji Fakara in the West. The municipality is divided into seven districts, 40 administrative villages, 17 villages and 67 hamlets traditional. The district hot Banizoumbou, Birni Kaina, Fada, Garou Banda, Kotaki, Nouveau Carré and Silinké.

History

In 1900, the French administrative post the Fulani leader Bayero from belonging to Tagazar village Sandiré allowed in Dosso together a group of Fulbe in and around the new village Birni N'Gaouré to a new unit.

When the floods in West and Central Africa 2010 839 inhabitants of Birni N'Gaouré were classified as disaster victims.

Population

At the 2001 census Birni N'Gaouré had 10,775 inhabitants. For the year 2010 53.003 inhabitants were, by an increase in the municipal area is calculated.

Economy and infrastructure

The city is located in a zone is operated in the rain-fed agriculture. Birni N'Gaouré is the seat of the Tribunal d' Instance, one of the nation's 30 civil courts, which is below the ten civil courts of first instance (Tribunal de Grande Instance ) are. By Birni N'Gaouré the National Road 1, which here is part of the international highway Dakar - N'Djamena - Highway runs.