Tchintabaraden

Region

Tchintabaraden (also: Tchin - Tabaraden ) is a town and the capital of the department of the same name Tchintabaraden in Niger.

Geography

Tchintabaraden located in the northern Sahel. The neighboring municipalities are Tassara in the north, Abalak in the east, Kao in the south and in the west Tillia. The municipality is divided into three districts, 17 administrative villages, eleven camps and 13 water points. The three city neighborhoods located Allela Konkamawa, Tchintabaraden and Vallee.

History

The name comes from the Tchintabaraden Tamashek, meaning " valley girls ". Tchintabaraden in 1960, the year of independence of Niger, the main town of the district Nomade de Tahoua from 1964 emerged the district Tchintabaraden and 1998, the Department Tchintabaraden. The sub-prefecture of the arrondissement was the target of insurgent attacks Tuareg in the 1980s and 1990s. In May 1985, an attack by armed Tuareg three people were killed. In an attack in May 1990, 31 people were killed in the subsequent counter-attacks of the Nigerien armed forces and another 63 people. 2009 floods caused property damage, of which about 2,400 residents were directly affected.

Population

In the 1977 census Tchintabaraden had 7,656 inhabitants in the census in 1988 5,150 inhabitants in the 2001 census 8,142 inhabitants. For the year 2010 29.934 inhabitants were, by an increase in the municipal area is calculated.

Economy and infrastructure

The city is located in a zone in which grazing is the predominant form of employment. Tchintabaraden is the seat of the Tribunal d' Instance, one of the nation's 30 civil courts are below the ten civil courts of first instance (Tribunal de Grande Instance ). On 17 May 2000, the city took the after Bankilaré nation's second local citizens radio (radio communautaire) on its operation. By Tchintabaraden the National Road 22, which connects the village to the neighboring village of Kao runs.