Mainé-Soroa
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Maïné-Soroa | |
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  Maïné-Soroa | |
| Coordinates: 13°31′04″N 12°01′36″E / 13.51778°N 12.02667°E | |
| Country |  Niger |
| Region | Diffa Region |
| Department | Maïné-Soroa |
| Area | |
| • City | 3,443 km2 (1,329 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 287 m (944 ft) |
| Population (2012 census) | |
| • City | 78,735 |
| • Urban | 13,136 |
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. The town's population was 78,735 at the 2012 census.[1]
Economy
[edit]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
[edit]Airport
[edit]The town has an airport, international code DRZM, with an unpaved 3900 ft/1189m runway.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Maïné-Soroa (Commune, Niger) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ^ 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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