Takieta

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Takieta
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Takieta
Location in Niger
Coordinates: 13°40′50″N8°31′45″E / 13.68056°N 8.52917°E / 13.68056; 8.52917 Coordinates: 13°40′50″N8°31′45″E / 13.68056°N 8.52917°E / 13.68056; 8.52917
Country Flag of Niger.svg Niger
Region Zinder Region
Communes of Niger Garagoumsa
Population (2012 census) [1]
  Total 8,554

Takiéta is a town in south central Niger, in Mirriah Department, Zinder Region. [2] It lies along the Route Nationale 1 (Niger), the nation's primary east-west highway, roughly halfway between Zinder and Tessaoua.

Niger republic in Western Africa

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Mirriah Department Department in Zinder Region, Niger

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Zinder Region Region in Niger

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Matameye is a town and urban commune, administrative centre of the Matameye Department in Niger, with a population of 17,930 as of 2001. In 2005 a road was completed from Matameye to Takieta. Since 2011 many people have moved to Matameye from Tânout and Gouré because of the food crisis, in search for better harvests, abandoning their homes and schools.

References

  1. Niger Data Portal
  2. Takieta, Niger Page. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. 1996-2004