Guidan Roumji

Region

Guidan Roumdji (also: guidan Roumji ) is a town and the capital of the eponymous department guidan Roumdji in Niger.

Geography

Guidan Roumdji is located at the junction of Great Landscape Sudan Sahel and is bordered to the southwest by the neighboring state of Nigeria. The neighboring communities in Niger are Bangui in the north- west, Dan Goulbi in the north, the northeast and Chadakori guidan Sori in the southeast. The urban area is divided into eight districts, 57 administrative villages, 81 traditional villages, hamlets and twelve three camps. The district hot Angoual Roumdji, Limantchi, Malamey, Massalatchi, Nakoiri I Nakori, Nakori II and neighborhood Administratif.

The Forêt de classée guidan Roumdji is a 2100 acre protected nature woodland area in the municipality of guidan Roumdji. The protected status was made in 1952.

History

The name guidan Roumdji means "house of the butcher ." Originally it was a small village of originating from Nigeria butchers, who specialized in the secret shafts of stolen cattle. The town is an old market town. The first market was still created in pre-colonial times.

Guidan Roumdji in 1972 the capital of the newly created arrondissements guidan Roumdji, later department of the same name. In 2002 the urban area to the surrounding Canton guidan Roumdji was extended.

Population

In the 1977 census had guidan Roumdji 3006 inhabitants in the census in 1988 and 7020 inhabitants in the 2001 census 10,269 inhabitants. For the year 2010 85.941 inhabitants were, after the enlargement of the metropolitan area is calculated. The population is made up of Hausa, Fulani and Tuareg. The central common language is Hausa.

Economy and infrastructure

The economic activities in guidan Roumdji extend to agriculture, animal husbandry, trade, crafts and fish farming. Crops are millet, sorghum, beans, sesame and sorrel, and - in the river bed of a wadi and on its banks - tomatoes, pumpkins, melons, green beans, watermelon and corn. Run by all ethnic groups livestock affects cattle, sheep, goats and camels. Fish farming and operated with traditional methods beekeeping are important sources of income.

The trade is diverse, with the primary goods represent agricultural products, manufactured products, clothing and spices. The existing in the city craft include forging, weaving and pottery. Guidan Roumdji 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 1, which here is part of the international highway Dakar - N'Djamena -highway.