Kankandi

Region

Kankandi is a rural municipality in the department of Boboye in Niger.

Geography

Kankandi lies in the large landscape Sudan. The neighboring municipalities are Birni N'Gaouré in the north, Gollé in the east, the south and Guilladjé Fabidji in the West. The municipality is divided into 23 administrative villages, six traditional villages and 40 hamlets. The main town of the country church is the administrative village Kankandi.

History

The rural community Kankandi originated as an administrative unit in 2002 as part of a nationwide administrative reform a part of the canton Birni N'Gaouré / Boboye.

Population

At the 2001 census Kankandi had 11,307 inhabitants. For the year 2010 15.143 inhabitants were calculated.

Economy and infrastructure

The municipality is located in a zone is operated in the rain-fed agriculture. The weekly market of Kankandi was founded in 1947.