Kollo is a large town and urban
commune in southwestern
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 ...
, where NGOs work, as well as, missionaries and Peace Corps volunteers. It lies in the
Kollo Department of the
Tillabéri Region
Tillabéri (var. ''Tillabéry'') is one of the seven regions of Niger. The capital of the region is Tillabéri. Tillabéri Region was created in 1992, when Niamey Region was split, with Niamey and its immediate hinterland becoming a new ''capital ...
. As of 2012, it had a population of 32,829.
Transport
Currently, Kollo can be accessed by its main road. There are bush taxis available as well as urban buses from Niamey. City taxies generally do not go to Kollo. They will stop in
Libore unless you pay a little more. It is proposed to be served by a station on a future railway network.
Sister city
*
Enid,
Oklahoma
Oklahoma ( ; Choctaw language, Choctaw: , ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Texas to the south and west, Kansas to the north, Missouri to the northea ...
, United States, was declared as Kollo's sister city on August 1, 2010.
["5.2 Presentation about Sister Cities International, Enid Program", ]
Council – 4-5-11 – City of Enid
'', April 5, 2011["Kollo Clinic," ]
Emmanuel Life
'', November 28, 2010.
See also
*
Railway stations in Niger
References
Populated places in Niger
Communes of Tillabéri Region
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