Magaria
Magaria | |
|---|---|
  Magaria Location in Niger | |
| Coordinates:12°59′53″N8°54′35″E/ 12.99806°N 8.90972°E | |
| Country |  Niger |
| Region | Zinder |
| Department | Magaria |
| Area | |
| •Commune | 249.8 sq mi (647.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,300 ft (400 m) |
| Population (2012 census) | |
| •Commune | 130,707 |
| • Density | 520/sq mi (200/km2) |
| •Urban | 25,928 |
| Time zone | UTC+1(WAT) |
Magariais a town and urbancommunein the magaria bande of theZinder RegionofNiger.[1][2]
Geography
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Magaria is located in the greaterSudan regionand borders the neighbouring state ofNigeriato the south, the municipalities ofKwayaandYékouato the west, the municipality ofBandéto the north and the municipality ofDantchiaoto the east. The municipality of Magaria consists of an urban and a rural municipal area. The urban area is divided into eleven neighbourhoods. These are called Chawa, Dan Chiffine, Gaon Kolli, Ghaga, Kitari, Maï Damoussa Haoussa, Maï Damoussa Peulh, Ménages Collectifs, Nassarawa, N'Wala and Toudoun Wada. There are 109 villages, 58 hamlets and three camps in the rural area of the municipality.[3]
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Magaria (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | 34.3 (93.7) |
37.8 (100.0) |
41.4 (106.5) |
43.0 (109.4) |
42.9 (109.2) |
41.6 (106.9) |
37.7 (99.9) |
36.7 (98.1) |
39.0 (102.2) |
39.4 (102.9) |
37.9 (100.2) |
35.4 (95.7) |
43.0 (109.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.5 (86.9) |
33.8 (92.8) |
37.5 (99.5) |
40.4 (104.7) |
40.2 (104.4) |
37.5 (99.5) |
33.7 (92.7) |
32.4 (90.3) |
34.6 (94.3) |
36.9 (98.4) |
34.4 (93.9) |
31.4 (88.5) |
35.3 (95.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 21.1 (70.0) |
23.9 (75.0) |
27.9 (82.2) |
31.5 (88.7) |
32.4 (90.3) |
30.9 (87.6) |
28.3 (82.9) |
27.2 (81.0) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.5 (83.3) |
24.8 (76.6) |
21.8 (71.2) |
27.2 (81.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.7 (53.1) |
13.9 (57.0) |
18.3 (64.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.3 (75.7) |
22.8 (73.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.1 (71.8) |
19.9 (67.8) |
15.2 (59.4) |
12.5 (54.5) |
19.1 (66.4) |
| Mean minimum °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) |
7.3 (45.1) |
10.3 (50.5) |
14.2 (57.6) |
19.7 (67.5) |
20.8 (69.4) |
19.0 (66.2) |
19.8 (67.6) |
18.9 (66.0) |
14.6 (58.3) |
8.8 (47.8) |
6.0 (42.8) |
5.6 (42.1) |
| Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.3 (0.01) |
2.0 (0.08) |
22.3 (0.88) |
59.9 (2.36) |
166.6 (6.56) |
186.3 (7.33) |
73.5 (2.89) |
7.4 (0.29) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
507.0 (19.96) |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 282.1 | 260.4 | 272.8 | 267.0 | 291.4 | 273.0 | 257.3 | 238.7 | 255.0 | 288.3 | 288.0 | 282.1 | 3,248.5 |
| Mean dailysunshine hours | 9.1 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 9.1 | 8.9 |
| Source:NOAA[4] | |||||||||||||
History
[edit]Magaria was founded by Massabaki, a prince of theHausastate ofDaura,and later fell under the rule ofZinder.[5]In theHausa language,the place name refers to the felt-leavedjujube(Ziziphus mauritiana). In the region, its fruits are used to feed people and goats, its leaves are eaten by horses and sheep and its wood is used as firewood.[6]
In the middle of the 19th century, Magaria was developed into a fortress. The town and the surrounding villages initially came underBritishcontrol at the beginning of the 20th century and were only annexed to France in 1906.[7]The French set up the first school in the village in 1918.
In the 1950s and 1960s, Magaria and the surrounding area were an important centre for the cultivation ofpeanuts.Shortly before Niger's independence from France in 1960, the town was a stronghold ofDjibo Bakary's left-wingSawabaparty.[8]
Magaria was granted the status of an independent municipality in 1988 along with nine other Nigerien towns. Until then, there had been twelve municipalities across the country.
Economy
[edit]The area around the city is heavily used for agriculture due to the comparatively favourable climatic conditions for Niger.
References
[edit]- ^Loi n° 2002-014 du 11 JUIN 2002 portant création des communes et fixant le nom de leurs chefs-lieux[permanent dead link].Includes list of 213 communes rurales and seats, 52 Communes urbaines and seats
- ^"Magaria (Commune, Niger) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".citypopulation.de.Retrieved2024-02-19.
- ^"Répertoire National des Localités (ReNaLoc)"(in French). Institut National de la Statistique, République du Niger. July 2014. pp. 624–627. Archived fromthe original(RAR)on 2015-09-24.Retrieved2022-03-27.
- ^"Station Name: MAGARIA"(TXT).National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.Retrieved24 August2024.
- ^Rahmane Idrissa (2020),Historical Dictionary of Niger(5. ed.), Lanham/Boulder/New York/London: Rowman & Littlefield, p. 330,ISBN978-1-5381-2014-9
- ^Final report of the Natural Resource Planning Project for the Province of Zinder, Niger(PDF),vol. II:Appraisal of the Natural Resource and Economic Situation of the Province of Zinder, Niger,Tucson: Arid Lands Natural Resources Committee, University of Arizona, 1979, p. 63, archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2016-03-04,retrieved2022-04-24
- ^Edmond Séré de Rivières (1965),Histoire du Niger,Paris: Berger-Levrault, p. 250
- ^Rahmane Idrissa (2020),Historical Dictionary of Niger(5. ed.), Lanham/Boulder/New York/London: Rowman & Littlefield, p. 330,ISBN978-1-5381-2014-9
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