N'Guelbély explained

Official Name:N'Guelbély
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:Diffa
Subdivision Type2:Department
Subdivision Name2:Maïné-Soroa
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:3,464
Population As Of:2012
Population Total:21,976
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:WAT
Utc Offset:+1
Coordinates:13.6481°N 11.7406°W

N'Guelbély (also: Nguel Bely, N'Guelbeyli, N'Guel Beyli) is a village and rural commune in Niger.[1]

Geography

N'Guelbély lies in the Sahel. The neighboring communes are Tesker to the north, N'Gourti to the northeast, Foulatari to the east, south and Maïné-Soroa Goudoumaria are in the southwest. The commune is divided into the administrative village of N'Guelbély, five camps and two water sources. The seat of the community is the administrative village of N'Guelbély.

History

The rural community of N'Guelbély emerged as an administrative unit in 2002 as part of a nationwide administrative reform, dividing the territory of the canton of Maïné-Soroa, creating the communities of Foulatari, Maïné-Soroa and N'Guelbély.

In the 2001 census, N'Guelbély had 1,000 inhabitants. For the year 2012, 21,976 inhabitants were reported.[2]

Economy and Infrastructure

The community is located in the transition zone to the south of the Agropastoralismus zone of pure pasture economy in the north.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.case.ibimet.cnr.it/den/Documents/code_rural/cdrom/doc%20pdf/Loi%20N%B02002-14%20cr%E9ation%20des%20communes.pdf Loi n° 2002-014 du 11 JUIN 2002 portant création des communes et fixant le nom de leurs chefs-lieux
  2. Web site: N'Guelbély (Commune, Niger) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . 2024-02-23 . www.citypopulation.de.