Azarori is a village and rural
commune in
Niger
Niger, officially the Republic of the Niger, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is a unitary state Geography of Niger#Political geography, bordered by Libya to the Libya–Niger border, north-east, Chad to the Chad–Niger border, east ...
.
Geography
Azarori lies in the Sahel. The neighboring municipalities are
Tama in the northwest,
Bouza
Bouza is a town in southwestern Niger. A town of eight thousand, it is the administrative center of Bouza Department, part of Tahoua Region.
Culture and situation
Bouza Department is in a largely Hausa-speaking area, which has become in the la ...
in the northeast,
Madaoua
Madaoua (var. Madoua, Madawa) is a town and urban commune located in the Tahoua Region of Niger. It has a population of 127,254 (2012 census). It is seat of the Madaoua Department, forming the southwest corner of the Region, and is an Urban Com ...
in the southeast and
Galma Koudawatche in the southwest. The territory is divided into seven administrative villages, nine traditional villages and 21 hamlets. The main town of the rural community is the administrative village Azarori (also: Azérori sédentaire).
Population
At the 2001 census Azarori had 13,873 inhabitants. In the 2012 census, the population was 18,582.
In the community members of the live
Hausa
Hausa may refer to:
* Hausa people, an ethnic group of West Africa
* Hausa language, spoken in West Africa
* Hausa Kingdoms, a historical collection of Hausa city-states
* Hausa (horse) or Dongola horse, an African breed of riding horse
See also
...
subgroup Gobirawa and the
Tuareg
The Tuareg people (; also spelled Twareg or Touareg; endonym, depending on variety: ''Imuhaɣ'', ''Imušaɣ'', ''Imašeɣăn'' or ''Imajeɣăn'') are a large Berber ethnic group, traditionally nomadic pastoralists, who principally inhabit th ...
subgroup Kel Gress.
Economy and Infrastructure
Azarori lies in that narrow zone along the border with Nigeria, of Tounounga in the west to Malawa ranges in the east and in the irrigation field economy operated. There are millet, sorghum, cowpeas grown, peanuts, onions and lettuce. Another important economic activity is livestock farming. In the municipal area also plaster and lime are mined. Due to its proximity to the main city of Madaoua, there are only a few health and education facilities in Azarori. In education, there are eleven primary schools and a secondary school. Madaoua Azarori is connected via the National Road 16, which in the other direction to the regional capital Tahoua leads.
References
https://web.archive.org/web/20170109200758/http://www.stat-niger.org/statistique/file/RENACOM/RENACOM.rar
https://web.archive.org/web/20150107184239/http://www.adeanet.org/triennale-followup/sites/default/files/tdrcolloqueeducation.pdf
http://www.stat-niger.org/statistique/file/RGPH2012/Resultats_globaux_definitifs_RGPH2012.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20130927005319/http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/sites/default/files/docs/Comprendre_leconomie_des_menages_ruraux_low_res_1.pdf
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Communes of Niger