Say (Niger)

Region

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

Geography

Say is located at the junction of the Sahel to large landscape Sudan. The town has a fishing port on the Niger River. The city is divided into ten districts, 40 administrative villages, a traditional village and 39 hamlets. The ten districts are Bolonguie, Bonfeba, Bery Fada, Fada Kaina, Goungobon, Modibadie, Quartier Administratif, Rouga, Zongo and Zoroney. The Forêt de classée Say is a 2460 acre protected nature woodland area in the municipality of Say. The protected status was 1940. Borders the following municipalities Says are Bitinkodji and Youri in the north, and Kouré Kirtachi in the east, the south and Tamou Ouro Guélédjo in the West.

History

Around 1800, took over Alfa Mohamed Diobo, a Marabout of the Fulbe from Massina, the power in Say. The place was hitherto only been a small Zarma village. Say now developed into an important bridgehead in western created by Usman dan Fodio of Sokoto Caliphate. The city was in the 19th century an important religious, political and economic center with a large slave market. Alfa Mohamed Diobo died 1840. Followed him as ruler on Boubakar, Moulye, Baba -Bello, Abdoul- Waydou and Amadou - Fatourou, who lived to the first French explorations before his death in 1897. After Amadou - Fatourou Alirou - Kalilou, Amadou Assane Cissé Satourou and Hamagano were the rulers of Say. The city was - since the visit of the German African explorer Heinrich Barth in June 1853 and July 1854 - for several European nations is an essential starting point for the exploration and conquest of this part of Africa. Says former political importance waned, however, noticeably towards the end of the 19th century.

A contract of the ruler of Say with Colonel Monteil presented under French protectorate in 1891 Say, a few days after a homonymous contract had been concluded with the ruler of Ouro Guélédjo. During the military occupation of the later Niger colony by France Say was in 1899 joined the French colony of Dahomey. 1907 reached the city on the French military territory of Niger ( Territoire Militaire du Niger ). Say in 1960, the year of independence of Niger, the main town of the district of Say, from the 1964 and 1998, the Department Arrondissement Say Say emerged. 2002 was annexed to the municipality of Say as part of a nationwide administrative reform of the location around the city until then Canton Say.

Population

In the 1977 census Say had 4405 inhabitants in the census in 1988 and 6338 inhabitants in the 2001 census 9,365 inhabitants. For 2010 60.233 inhabitants were, after the enlargement of the municipal area is calculated.

Culture and sights

In Say is home to Université Islamique de Say. The Islamic University, funded by the Organization of the Islamic Conference was opened in 1986.

Economy and infrastructure

Riverside wet rice is cultivated. The rest of arable municipality is located in a zone that predominates in the rain-fed agriculture. The Niger comparatively fertile land is subject to massive land speculation. Say 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. By Say the National Road 27, which connects the city with the Nigerien capital Niamey and the border with Burkina Faso at Tamou runs.

Partner community

  • Pézilla- la -Rivière in France

Personalities

  • Boubacar Cissé (1909-1989), managers and politicians
  • Barcourgné Courmo (1916-1993), politician, Minister of Finance of Niger
  • Ousman Diallo Bassarou (1906-1992), politician, President of Supreme Court of Niger
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