Official Name: | Kollo |
Settlement Type: | Commune and town |
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: | Kollo |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2012 census |
Population Total: | 32,829 |
Timezone: | WAT |
Utc Offset: | +01:00 |
Elevation M: | 220 |
Kollo is a large town and urban commune in southwestern Niger, where NGOs work, as well as, missionaries and Peace Corps volunteers.[1] It lies in the Kollo Department of the Tillabéri Region. As of 2012, it had a population of 32,829.[2]
Currently, Kollo can be accessed by its main road. There are bush taxis available as well as urban buses from Niamey. City taxies generally do not go to Kollo. They will stop in Libore unless you pay a little more. It is proposed to be served by a station on a future railway network.