Official Name: | Gouna |
Settlement Type: | Commune and village |
Pushpin Map: | Niger |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Niger |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Niger |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Zinder |
Subdivision Type2: | Department |
Subdivision Name2: | Mirriah |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 530.2 |
Population As Of: | 2012 census |
Population Total: | 63,598 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | WAT |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Coordinates: | 13.5817°N 9.1211°W |
Gouna is a village and rural commune in Niger.[1]
The rural community Gouna was founded in 2002 as part of a nationwide administrative reform from the Canton Gouna. During floods in 2008, 887 inhabitants were classified as injured. 37 houses were destroyed and 37 fields were flooded.
In the 2001 census, there were 39,700 inhabitants in Gouna. In 2012, 63,598 inhabitants were counted in the new census.[2]