Official Name: | Banibangou |
Settlement Type: | Commune |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Niger |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Niger |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Tillabéri |
Subdivision Type2: | Department |
Subdivision Name2: | Ouallam |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 6,449 |
Population As Of: | 2012 census |
Population Total: | 66,949 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | WAT |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Elevation M: | 236 |
Banibangou is rural commune in Niger. Its capital is Banibangou.[1] It was the site of attacks on Fula[2] pastoralists by Zarma people in December 2008, resulting in the rustling of over 20,000 cattle and the deaths of approximately 235 Fulas.