Magaria

Region

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

Geography

Magaria lies in the large landscape Sudan on the border with Nigeria. The townscape is dominated by large, shady Niembäumen. The urban area is divided into eleven districts, 82 administrative villages, 28 traditional villages, 33 hamlets and 29 stock. The eleven districts are Administratif, Dan Tchifinni, Gawon Kollia, Ghana, Kitari, Moussa Maida Haoussa, Maidamoussa Abubakar code, N'Wala, Nassaraoua, Sabongari and Toudoun Wada.

Magaria bordered to the south by Nigeria, to the west by the municipalities Kwaya and Yékoua, in the north on the community Bandé and in the east on the community Dantchiao.

History

Magaria was founded by Massabaki, a prince of the Hausa State Daura, and fell into the dominion of Zinder later. Middle of the 19th century was built as a fortress Magaria. The town and the surrounding villages came early 20th century, first under British control and only in 1906 were France slammed. In the 1950s and 1960s Magaria and its environs were an important center for the cultivation of peanuts. Shortly before the independence of Niger from France in 1960, the place was a stronghold of the leftist party of Djibo Bakary Sawaba. Magaria received in 1988 along with nine other Nigerien places the status of an independent parish. Until then there had been the nation's twelve parishes.

Population

In the 1977 census Magaria had 7856 inhabitants in the census in 1988 11,723 inhabitants in the 2001 census 17,444 inhabitants. For the year 2010 103.019 inhabitants were, by an increase in the municipal area is calculated. The main ethnic groups in the city are Hausa, Fulani, Kanuri and Tuareg. The Hausa are mainly involved in agriculture, the Fulani are specialized in Agropastoralismus.

Economy and infrastructure

Magaria is located on the National Road 11, which is part of the international highway Algiers- Lagos Highway, as well as at the leading after Matamèye national road 12 and the National Road leading to the Dogo Dogo 13 The area around the town is due to the comparatively for Niger favorable climatic conditions for agriculture widely used. Magaria is in that narrow zone along the border with Nigeria, ranging from Tounouga in the west to the east Malawa and operated in irrigated crop production for cash crops. On the market of Magaria is particularly traded with sugar cane, which is sold to the capital, Niamey. Magaria 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.