Korgom

Region

Korgom is a rural municipality in the Department Tessaoua in Niger.

Geography

Korgom is located at the junction of the Sahel to large landscape Sudan. The neighboring municipalities are Baoudetta, Koona and Maïjirgui in the northwest, and Garagoumsa Kantché in the northeast, Daouché the southeast, Hawandawaki in the south and Gazaoua in the southwest. The municipality is divided into 37 administrative villages, 29 traditional villages, 45 hamlets and three camps. The main town of the rural community is the administrative village Korgom.

History

Korgom belonged to the early 19th century to the kingdom of Katsina, which was captured in 1812 by the Fulani. 1819 Fulbe were pushed back from the North Katsina where Maradi with a new state was created. The ruler of Maradi and gave away Korgom Kantché to the Sultanate of Zinder in gratitude that he had granted of Zinder in wartime asylum of the Sultan. The French colonial administration set up in the early 20th century, a canton in a Korgom, the 1923 resolution Canton Koona was connected. 2002, the rural communities Baoudetta, Hawandawaki and Koona from the Canton Korgom were removed as part of a nationwide administrative reform. From the remaining territory of the canton, the rural community Korgom emerged.

Population

At the 2001 census Korgom had 36,563 inhabitants. For the year 2010 49.416 inhabitants were calculated. Korgom is a traditional center of Azna.

Economy and infrastructure

The community is located at the junction of the zone of rain -fed agriculture of the north to the zone of the irrigation field economy of the South. By Korgom the National Road 20, which leads south via Hawandawaki to the border with Nigeria runs.

Partner community

• Andrésy in France ( since 2000)