Aguie (var. Aguié, Agyé) is a town and capital of the Aguie Department in southern
Niger
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Administrative structure
Aguié
Commune
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is the seat of the
Department
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of the same name, one of five-second level administrative subdivisions of the
Maradi Region
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. Among the Commune subdivisions within the Department are the "Rural Communes" of Saé Saboua, Arnagou and Giratawa. Nearby villages include Dan Kiri, Dan Gao, Gamji Karama, Dan Rago, Doromawa, Guidan Tonio, and Guidan Kodao.
Population
A primarily
Hausa
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populated region, it is bordered to the south by
Katsina State
Katsina State ''(Hausa: Jihar Katsina) (Fula: Leydi Katsina 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤳𞤢𞥁𞤭𞤲𞤢)'' is a state in the northwestern geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Katsina State was created in 1987, when it split from Kaduna State. Today, K ...
, Nigeria. The 2007 estimated population of Aguié Department was 270,000. The Maradi Region is one of the most densely populated areas of Niger, home to 20 per cent of the country's population, mostly small farmers in rural settlements.
Transport
Aguié lies on the main east-west highway between Maradi and
Zinder
Zinder (locally, ''Damagaram''), formerly also spelled Sinder, is the third largest city in Niger, with a population of 170,574 (2001 census);
. It is also north of the city of
Katsina
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, Nigeria, in an area of much cross-border trade and population movement.
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UNICEF
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IFAD
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IFAD
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IFAD
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