Ourofan
Ourofan
Ourofané | |
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  Ourofan Location of Ourofané | |
| Coordinates: 14°5′0″N 8°8′0″E / 14.08333°N 8.13333°E | |
| Country | Niger |
| Region | Maradi Region |
| Department | Tessaoua Department |
| Commune | Ourofan |
| Elevation | 368 m (1,207 ft) |
Ourofan (var. Ourofané) is a town in Maradi Region, Tessaoua Department south central Niger. With a mixed population of pastoral Kel Owey Tuareg, Fulani and Hausa peoples, Ourofan survives as a farming community and stop on seasonal and animal herding and trade routes. The town, historically within the Sahel, is today on the verge of the encroaching Sahara desert.
International contacts
[edit]The Belgian city of Chimay has a development partnership with Ourofan.[1]
References
[edit]- J. Cl. Toubeau. Aider le Niger : Ourofane, City of Chimay, Belgium, September 2005.
- Simon Harragin/Save the Children UK, The Cost of being Poor: Markets, mistrust and malnutrition in southern Niger 2005-2006, June 2006.
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