Bosso, Niger

Region

Bosso (also: Boso ) is a rural municipality and the capital of the eponymous department Bosso in Niger.

Geography

The Kanuri village is located in the extreme southeast of the country. Bosso is located in the Sahel region on the river Komadugu Yobe, on the border with Nigeria and the former shore of Lake Chad. The regional capital Diffa is 85 km away. The neighboring municipalities Bossos in Niger are Kabléwa and N'Guigmi in the north, Toumour in the northwest and in the southwest Gueskérou. In geological terms the location is situated in an area allocated to the Quaternary era. The municipality is divided into 57 administrative villages, 25 traditional villages, two hamlets, three water points and 60 islands. The main town of the rural community is the administrative village Bosso. Another historically important village in the administrative district is surrounded Barwa.

History

Bosso was founded in 1780 and is secured by a Tuareg leader named Aoudou. The rule about the place took subsequently Aoudous son Tar Tars son Abdou and finally in 1906 Abdous Lossey son, who took the title Kati Ella.

The hunger crisis in Niger in 2005 Bosso was one of the most affected places. Here the population had less than one meal a day. Since 2011 part of the rural community not to Diffa Department, but for the newly created Department Bosso.

Population

At the 2001 census Bosso had 36 942 inhabitants. For the year 2010 50.474 inhabitants were calculated.

Economy and infrastructure

The population mainly engaged fishing and crafts. The company produces leather goods and products produced from palm leaf items. Market day in Bosso is Sunday. In the surroundings of the village are Kouri, a bovine species kept. In parts of the community rainfed agriculture is operated.