Doumega

Region

Douméga is a rural municipality in the Department Tibiri in Niger.

Geography

The municipality borders the neighboring state of Nigeria. North of Douméga lies the community Tibiri, south and west of the town Guéchémé. The three places are all located on Wadi Dallol Maouri, which flows into the River Niger, and at the transition of the Sahel to the fertile Great landscape Sudan. The conditions for Niger densely populated municipality Douméga consists of several villages, of which the most populous Douméga, Birnin Falla ( with Fala Goube ) Zoumbou and Zazatou are. The village Angoual Magagi is situated directly at the border crossing with Nigeria. Overall, the region is divided into 40 traditional villages, 23 administrative villages and two hamlets. The main town of the rural community is the administrative village Douméga.

History

Douméga was founded by Magorawa, a subgroup of the Hausa. The name comes from the word Douméga Douma, which means " calabash tree". The traditional leader in the neighboring Tibiri takes a regional leadership position with him the permission is denied to the traditional head of Douméga. The former has its origin only legitimate matrilineal, while the latter can show a patrilineal descent sequence. The of 1999 killed Nigerien President Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara family also came from Douméga. Since 2011 part of the rural community not to Dogondoutchi Department, but for the newly created Department Tibiri.

Population

At the 2001 census Douméga had 26 485 inhabitants. For the year 2010 35.469 inhabitants were calculated. There are sedentary and transhumant a segment of the population. The sedentary inhabitants are almost exclusively Hausa or belong to a Hausa -speaking group.

Economy and infrastructure

In Douméga agriculture plays an important role. In the valley of Dallol Maouri also vegetables, fruits, cassava, yams and sugar cane are grown in addition to millet, sorghum and Erderbsen. Douméga is also a commercial center for the cross-border trade with Nigeria. In the capital there is a local citizen radio (radio communautaire).

The population suffers from chronic malnutrition. The local grain production has low income and many residents lack the financial means to buy the adequate existing in the markets grain.