Mainé-Soroa
Maïné-Soroa | |
|---|---|
  Maïné-Soroa | |
| Coordinates: 13°31′04″N 12°01′36″E / 13.51778°N 12.02667°E | |
| Country |  Niger |
| Region | Diffa Region |
| Department | Maïné-Soroa |
| Elevation | 287 m (944 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 94,074 |
Mainé-Soroa (Maine-Soroa, Maïné-Soroa) is a town in southeastern Niger, the capital of the Mainé-Soroa Department, and is in turn part of Diffa Region. Population 10,176 (2001).
Economy
Situated in an agropastoral zone, most of Mainé-Soroa's population survive by farming and stockraising. As much of the sahel region Niger, Mainé-Soroa farmers work under the threat of desertification.
The town is also known as the birthplace of the former President of Niger, Tanja Mamadou.
Transport
Airport
The town has an airport, international code DRZM, with an unpaved 3900 ft/1189m runway.[1]
References
- ^ Niger Airports with Charter Aircraft, aircharterguide.com Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine.
- Much of the content of this article comes from the equivalent French-language Wikipedia article (retrieved 8 February 2008.)
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