Mainé-Soroa | |
Settlement Type: | Department |
Mapsize: | 300px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Niger |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Diffa Region |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 7,534 |
Population As Of: | 2012 census |
Population Total: | 131,664 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | GMT 1 |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Mainé-Soroa is a department of the Diffa Region in Niger. Its capital lies at the city of Mainé-Soroa.
The department's population is largely made up of ethnic Kanouris and Fula, both cultures with longstanding pastoral semi-nomadic traditions. As of 2012, the department had a total population of 131,664 people.[1] [2]