Aguie Explained

Official Name:Aguié
Other Name:Aguie, Agyé, Agye
Pushpin Map:Niger
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Niger
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Maradi
Subdivision Type2:Department
Subdivision Name2:Aguié
Area Total Km2:1,177
Population As Of:2012 census
Population Total:152,788
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset:+1
Coordinates:13.8558°N 8.3033°W
Elevation M:434
Elevation Ft:1427

Aguie (var. Aguié, Agyé) is a town and capital of the Aguie Department in southern Niger, 43abbr=offNaNabbr=off[1] east of the nation's second largest city, Maradi.

Administrative structure

Aguié Commune is the seat of the Department of the same name, one of five-second level administrative subdivisions of the Maradi Region. Among the Commune subdivisions within the Department are the "Rural Communes" of Saé Saboua, Arnagou and Giratawa. Nearby villages include Dan Kiri, Dan Gao, Gamji Karama, Dan Rago, Doromawa, Guidan Tonio, and Guidan Kodao.

Population

A primarily Hausa populated region, it is bordered to the south by Katsina State, Nigeria. The 2012 population of Aguié Commune was 152,788.[2] The Maradi Region is one of the most densely populated areas of Niger, home to 20 per cent of the country's population, mostly small farmers in rural settlements.[3]

Transport

Aguié lies on the main east-west highway between Maradi and Zinder.[4] It is also 30miles north of the city of Katsina, Nigeria, in an area of much cross-border trade and population movement.[5]

2005–06 Niger food crisis

Aguié Department was particularly hard hit in the 2005-06 Niger food crisis, and the town became a centre for aid efforts. International rural health and development projects have continued to be based there.[6]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.theguardian.com/gall/0,,1532450,00.html Photo essay on Niger Food Crisis:Help at hospital
  2. Web site: Aguié (Commune, Niger) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . 2024-02-16 . www.citypopulation.de.
  3. See "Villagers and aid workers alike benefit from census project in Niger", IFAD/United Nations, August 2007.
  4. http://www.friendsofniger.org/newsletters/Cex-mar02.html Friends of Niger
  5. For history of the Hausa border regions, see:
    • James Decalo. Historical Dictionary of Niger. Scarecrow Press/ Metuchen. NJ – London (1979)
    • Finn Fuglestad. A History of Niger: 1850–1960. Cambridge University Press (1983)
  6. http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/news/2005/07-27-2005.cfm Barely Open, Already Full: Feeding Centers in Niger