Mainé-Soroa is a
department of the
Diffa Region
Diffa is one of the seven regions of Niger, and is located in the southeast of the country. The capital of the region is Diffa.
Geography
Diffa Region is situated in the extreme southeast of Niger between 10° 30’ and 15° 35’ longitude E ...
in
Niger
Niger, officially the Republic of the Niger, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is a unitary state Geography of Niger#Political geography, bordered by Libya to the Libya–Niger border, north-east, Chad to the Chad–Niger border, east ...
. Its capital lies at the city of
Mainé-Soroa.
The department's population is largely made up of ethnic
Kanouris and
Fula
Fula may refer to:
*Fula people (or Fulani, Fulɓe)
*Fula language (or Pulaar, Fulfulde, Fulani)
**The Fula variety known as the Pulaar language
**The Fula variety known as the Pular language
**The Fula variety known as Maasina Fulfulde
*Fula alpha ...
, both cultures with longstanding pastoral semi-nomadic traditions. As of 2012, the department had a total population of 131,664 people.
Communes
*
Foulatari
*
Mainé-Soroa
*
N'Guelbély
References
Departments of Niger
Diffa Region
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