Dakoro

Region

Dakoro is a town and the capital of the eponymous department Dakoro in Niger.

Geography

Dakoro lies in the Sahel. The neighboring municipalities are Azagor in the north and Birni LaLLe the east, south and west. The municipality is divided into 14 districts, 38 administrative villages, 18 traditional villages, 18 hamlets, bearing twelve and five water bodies divided. The 14 Neighborhoods hot Albadji 1, Albadji 2, Balaka, Dan Bako Allassane, Hachimou Chipkaou, Kourmi, Magagin Gari, Quartier Administratif, Rouboukawa, Sabon Gari Mahaman, Takal Mawa, Tsaouna, Zongon Magougou and Zongon Sallah. North of the city center is the way to Tarka running Tarka Valley. The formerly diverse fauna on the sandy soils of Dakoro is - essentially influenced only by Acacia and Balanites - due to recurrent droughts and human settlement.

History

Dakoro was in the 1890s founded by Hausa, who came from the territories of present-day regions of Agadez and Tahoua. 1960, the year of independence of Niger from France, Dakoro became the chief town of the district Dakoro, from 1964, the arrondissement Dakoro and 1998, the Department Dakoro emerged. In 2002, the municipality was enlarged in the course of a nationwide administrative reform to parts of the canton Birni LaLLe.

Population

At the 2001 census Dakoro had 10,688 inhabitants in the census in 1988 14,577 inhabitants at the 2001 census 18 551 inhabitants. For the year 2010 56.958 inhabitants were, after the enlargement of the municipal area is calculated. The majority represent various Hausa subgroups, but there are minorities of Tuareg and Fulani.

Economy and infrastructure

The economic pillar of the city are agriculture and trade. The cultivation of millet, sorghum and cowpea is highly vulnerable to rainfall systems. There is sometimes a conflict between farmers and ranchers around the few arable land. In the city center there is an important livestock market. The trade connections reach to Libya and - over Diffa, Maradi and Gouré - to Nigeria. For trade in food important weekly markets there on Sundays and Mondays in the administrative village Gougou in the administrative village Intouila. Due to an in 1998 established the Center for Arts and Crafts are also leather working, blacksmithing and similar activities is important for the economy of the city. Dakoro 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. The city is located on the National Road 30, which leads from here to Chadakori in the department guidan Roumdji where it meets the National Road 1.