Goudoumaria

Goudoumaria, Niger (var. Goudomaria, Gudumaria) is a Commune and town in the southeast of the country, in Diffa Region, northwest of Diffa. Goudoumaria is an administrative post in the Maine-Soroa Department, and is approximately 50 km north of the Nigerian border and approximately 50 km east of the small city Soubdou.

Goudoumaria
Commune
Goudoumaria
Coordinates: 13°42′40″N 11°11′25″E
Country Niger
RegionDiffa
DepartmentMaïné-Soroa
Area
 • Commune7,886 km2 (3,045 sq mi)
Elevation
351 m (1,154 ft)
Population
 (2012 census)
 • Commune100,559
 • Urban
4,647
Time zoneUTC+1 (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (UTC+1)
Area codeMiskindi

As of 2012, the Commune had a population of 100,559.[1]

Climate

Goudoumaria, historically an area of pastoralism and marginal farming, is in the Sahel region, bordering the Sahara. Desertification has led to changes in farming trends and growth of Date palm farming in recent decades.

References
  1. "Goudoumaria (Commune, Niger) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  • Michel Jahiel. Effet des récentes perturbations climatiques sur la phéniciculture dans le sud-est du Niger. Science et changements planétaires / Sécheresse. Volume 4, Number 1, pp 7–16, March 1993. On desertification
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