Dakoro ( fr. Dakoro ) - a city in Niger , in the region of Agadez , in the department of Dakoro . Population - 56,958 people. (2010) [1] .
| City | |
| Dacoro | |
|---|---|
| Dakoro | |
| A country |  Niger |
| Region | Maradi |
| Department | Dacoro |
| History and geography | |
| Based | 1890s |
| Center height | |
| Timezone | UTC +1 |
| Population | |
| Population | 56,958 people ( 2010 ) |
The city is the center of the same department.
Geography
Dakoro is located in the south of Niger, in the Sahel . It borders with the communes of Azagor in the north and Byrney-Lalle in the west, south and east. Acacias and balanites grow mainly on local desert soils.
The climate is very hot and arid.
| Climate Dakoro | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Jan. | Feb | March | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sen | Oct. | Nov. | Dec | Year |
| Average maximum, ° C | 30.7 | 33.8 | 37.3 | 39,8 | 39,8 | 37.7 | 33.9 | 32.4 | 34.1 | 36.6 | 34.2 | 31.1 | 35.1 |
| Average temperature, ° C | 22.4 | 25.0 | 28.9 | 32.0 | 32.7 | 31.2 | 28.3 | 27.1 | 28.0 | 28,8 | 25.9 | 22.9 | 27.8 |
| Average minimum, ° C | 14.1 | 16.2 | 20.6 | 24.2 | 25.7 | 24.8 | 22,8 | 21.8 | 22.0 | 21.0 | 17.7 | 14.7 | 20.5 |
| Precipitation rate, mm | 0 | 0 | 0 | one | 12 | 28 | 100 | 121 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 305 |
| Source: Climate-Data.org | |||||||||||||
Administratively, the city is divided into 14 districts. In addition to them, the commune of Dakoro includes several dozen villages, villages and townships. Districts: Abadzhi 1, Abadzhi 2, Balaka, Dan-Bako-Allassane, Hashima-Shipkau, Kurmi, Magagin-Gari, Administrative Quarter, Rubukawa, Sabon-Gari-Mahaman, Takal-Maua, Tsuna, Zongon-Magugu and Zongon-Sallah [2] .
History
Dakoro was founded in the 1890s . representatives of the people of Haus , who came from the regions of the current Agadez and Tahoua . In 1960 , after independence was acquired by Niger , the city became the center of the district of the same name [3] , from 1964 - the district [4] , from 1998 - the department .
Population
As of 2010, the population of Dakoro was 56,958 people, of which 28,434 were men and 28,524 women [1] . Representatives of different nations live in the city, the most numerous are Tuareg and Fulbe .
Economy
The main sectors of the local economy are agriculture and trade. In the vicinity of the city, millet , sorghum and cow peas (cowpea) are grown. The lack of lands useful for human activity leads to conflicts between sowers and livestock breeders. In the center of Dakoro operates a livestock market. The trade relations of the city are extended to the north - to Libya , and to the south - through Diffu , Gora and Maradi in Nigeria [5] . The main food markets are in the villages of Gugu and Intuila. Since 1998, the Blacksmith and Handicraft Center has been operating.
Route 30 passes through the city and goes to Shadakori in the department of Gidan Rumdzhi where it connects to the highway number 1.
Notes
- 2 1 2 Annuaire statistique des cinquante ans d'indépendance du Niger . Official site of the National Institute of Statistics Niger (2010). The appeal date is October 14, 2013.
- ↑ Répertoire National des Communes (RENACOM) . Official site of the National Institute of Statistics Niger (2010). The appeal date is October 10, 2013.
- ↑ Edmond Séré de Rivières. Histoire du Niger. - Paris : Berger-Levrault, 1965. - P. 19.
- ↑ Edmond Séré de Rivières. Histoire du Niger. - Paris : Berger-Levrault, 1965. - P. 275.
- ↑ LIVELIHOODS ZONING “PLUS” ACTIVITY IN NIGER (English) . Famine Early Warning Systems Network (2011). The date of circulation is October 14, 2013. Archived September 28, 2013.