Mayahi (var. Mayaki) is a town located in the

Maradi Region The Region of Maradi is one of seven Region of Niger. It is located in south-central Niger, east of the Region of Tahoua, west of Zinder, and north of the Nigerian city of Katsina. The administrative centre is at Maradi. The population of the ...

Niger ) , official_languages = , languages_type = National languagesMayahi Department Mayahi Department (var. Mayaki) is a department of the Maradi Region in Niger ) , official_languages = , languages_type = National languages

and a Commune about 45 km from

Tessaoua Tessaoua, formerly known as Tessawa, is a city located in the Maradi Region of Niger. It has a population of 31,667 (2001 census). Tessaoua is historically an important city in its region. It is situated in a central geographical location. Tessa ...

. In the mid 1990s it had a population of 2,200. The name "''Mayaki''" is also a rulers' title among the Sudié and

Maouri The Maouri people are an ethnic group in western Africa. They are one of the major ethnic groups of Niger, and are concentrated around the ''Dallol Maouri'' (Maouri Valley) of the Niger River, extending from Matankari, near Niamey, to Gaya. They ...

: local subgroups of the

Hausa people The Hausa (Endonym, autonyms for singular: Bahaushe (male, m), Bahaushiya (female, f); plural: Hausawa and general: Hausa; exonyms: Ausa; Ajami script, Ajami: ) are the largest native ethnic group in Africa. They speak the Hausa language, which ...

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Communes of Maradi Region {{Niger-geo-stub