Tchirozerine

Tchirozerine is a town and urban commune in Niger.[1] As of 2012, the commune's population was 63,503.[2][3]

Tchirozerine
Commune and town
Tchirozerine
Location in Niger
Coordinates: 17.1054°N 7.8281°E / 17.1054; 7.8281
Country Niger
RegionAgadez Region
DepartmentTchirozerine Department
Area
  Total3,497 sq mi (9,057 km2)
Elevation
1,670 ft (510 m)
Population
 (2012 census)
  Total63,503
  Density18/sq mi (7.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Economy

Nearby Tchirozerine is the Anou Araren mining area. The state company SONICHAR, established in 1975, has produced coal in an open pit mine since 1980. The production, 246,558 tonnes in 2010, is almost entirely used on site in a power plant, operated by the same company, to power the uranium processing plants of Arlit and Akokan and for the main cities of the Agadez region.

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