Filingue

Region

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

Geography

The embossed of Hausa architecture city is located in the Sahel region at Dallol Bosso Wadi. The urban area is in 19 districts, 29 administrative villages, nine traditional villages, 30 hamlets and a stock split. The 19 districts are Angoual Kara, Boukoki, Darayawa, extension Nouveau district, Garka, Goulzoulawa, Haoussaoua ( Filigué Haoussa ) Kourfayawa, Kourouk, Kris Kris, Makani Béri Béri, Makani Souleymane, Makanidareya, Nouveau district, Quartier Administratif, Sandawa, Toudou Arewa, Toudou Darayawa and Wanagar.

The neighboring municipalities are Banibangou the northwest, Abala the northeast, Kourfeye Centre in the east, Imanan in the southeast, southwest and Dingazi Tondikandia in the west.

History

During the military occupation of the Niger colony later the French taught in 1901 a military post in Filingue one. In colonial times Filingue was the chief town of the district Dallol Bosso skin. Until 1972 in Niger only the cities Niamey, Maradi, Tahoua and Zinder had the status of an independent parish. This year Filingue was collected simultaneously with six other locations Niger to the community.

Population

In the 1977 census Filingue had 6311 inhabitants in the census in 1988 and 9188 inhabitants in the 2001 census 11,065 inhabitants. For 2010 69.342 inhabitants were, by an increase in the urban area, is calculated.

Economy and infrastructure

The city is located in a zone is operated in the Agropastoralismus. The large market of Filingue is used mainly by pastoralists and millet farmers, members of the ethnic groups of the Fulani and Tuareg. Important trade goods are cowpea and cereals. The residents of the city who are struggling with poor nutrition, lack of access to drinking water and problems with water drainage in rainy seasons. Filingue 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 ) is available. The city is located on the National Road 25, which runs from the capital Niamey until after Tébaram in the department of Tahoua.

Sister City

Since 1997 Athis-Mons in France is twinned with Filingue.

Personalities

  • Moussa Bayere (1939-1976), army officer and politician
  • Mariama Cissé (born 1962 ), judge, and women's rights activist
  • Kaziendé Léopold (1910-1999), politician, school principal in Filingue
  • Adamou Mayaki (1919-2003), politician and diplomat
Administrative divisions of Niger Hausa people Abala (Niger) Maradi, Niger Tahoua Department
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