Tondikiwindi

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Tondikiwindi
Commune and village
CountryFlag of Niger.svg  Niger
Region Tillabéri
Department Ouallam
Government
 • MayorAlmou Hassane [1]
Area
 • Total2,700 sq mi (6,994 km2)
Population
 (2012 census)
 • Total111,490
 • Density41/sq mi (16/km2)
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)

Tondikiwindi is a village and rural commune in Niger. [2] It administers the villages of Tchoma Bangou and Zaroumadareye. [1] As of 2012, it had a population of 111,490. [3]

The village of Tongo Tongo is located in this commune. The Tongo Tongo ambush of US soldiers by ISIS affiliated group occurred here on 4 October 2017.

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The village has about 70-75 huts/dwellings, irregularly clustered. There are no roads, just trails that connect to nearby villages such as Soufaré, Tiloa, Diéno Koara, Tongo Tongo, Sinka Koira, Gollo, Gouré Tondi and Kokorobé Koukou .
The population of the commune consists for 99% of the Zarma people. Most of them own cattle, sheep, goats and dromedaries, renting them out to the Fulani people or Tuareg people for tending. Though arable land is rare and poor, there is also some agriculture, mostly millet and sorghum. The area is part of the Sahel and consists of a vast expanse of plateaux and hills. The physical environment is in an advanced state of degradation caused by habitat destruction, poaching, and by the viccisitudes of the local climate.

References

  1. 1 2 Agence France-Presse (January 3, 2021). "At least 100 die in Niger attacks blamed on jihadists". The Guardian . They were waged by "terrorists who came riding about 100 motorcycles", said Almou Hassane, the mayor of the Tondikiwindi commune that administers both villages.
  2. ↑ Loi n° 2002-014 du 11 JUIN 2002 portant création des communes et fixant le nom de leurs chefs-lieux. Includes list of 213 communes rurales and seats, 52 Communes urbaines and seats
  3. ↑ "Niger: Municipal Division (Departments and Communes) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-21.

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