Mainé-Soroa
Maïné-Soroa | |
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Coordinates: 13°31′04″N 12°01′36″E / 13.51778°N 12.02667°ECoordinates: 13°31′04″N 12°01′36″E / 13.51778°N 12.02667°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Diffa Region |
Department | Maïné-Soroa |
Elevation | 287 m (944 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 94,074 |
Mainé-Soroa (Maine-Soroa, Maïné-Soroa) is a town in southeastern Niger, the capital of the Mainé-Soroa Department, and is in turn part of Diffa Region. Population 10,176 (2001).
Economy[]
Situated in an agropastoral zone, most of Mainé-Soroa's population survive by farming and stockraising. As much of the sahel region Niger, Mainé-Soroa farmers work under the threat of desertification.
The town is also known as the birthplace of the former President of Niger, Tanja Mamadou.
Transport[]
Airport[]
The town has an airport, international code DRZM, with an unpaved 3900 ft/1189m runway.[1]
References[]
- ^ Niger Airports with Charter Aircraft, aircharterguide.com Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine.
- Much of the content of this article comes from the equivalent French-language Wikipedia article (retrieved 8 February 2008.)
External links[]
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Categories:
- Communes of Niger
- Diffa Region
- Niger geography stubs