Jikata, Niger Explained

Official Name:Jikata
Pushpin Map:Niger
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Niger
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Maradi Region
Subdivision Type2:Department
Subdivision Name2:Aguie Department
Subdivision Type3:Commune
Subdivision Name3:Jikata
Coordinates:13.6333°N 7.8333°W
Elevation M:419
Elevation Ft:1377

Jikata is a town in Aguie Department, Maradi Region, Niger. Lying almost halfway between Aguie (24km to its southwest) and Tessaoua (to its northeast), the town is well off the major autoroute running between the two cities.

Since the late 1990s, Jikata, along with the neighboring towns of Dourgou and Guidan Bakoye, has been the site of an international anti-erosion and anti-desertification initiative.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.hubrural.org/pdf/changements_fertilite_sols.pdf Etude sahélienne: Les Projets De Restauration Des Ressources Naturelles Et La Fertilite Des Sols