Yaouri | |
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Commune and village | |
 Interactive map of Yaouri | |
| Country |  Niger |
| Region | Zinder |
| Department | Matamèye |
| Area | |
• Total | 288.3 km2 (111.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2012 census) | |
• Total | 50,732 |
| • Density | 176.0/km2 (455.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Yaouri is a village and ruralcommune inMatameye Department inNiger.
Yaouri is located at the segue of theSudan region toSahel. The neighbouring communes areMatameye to the north,Dogo to the east,Bande to the southeast,Kwaya to the south,Sassoumbroum to the southwest andKourni to the west. The commune area is divided into 28 administrative villages, 29 traditional villages, 40 hamlets and six camps.[1] The main town of the rural commune is the administrative village of Yaouri.[2]
The rural commune of Yaouri was organised during the 2002 administrative reform from the part of the territory ofKantche commune.
In the 2001 census, Yaouri had 24,793 inhabitants. In 2012, the commune had 50,732 inhabitants.[3][4] Yaouri is home toFula people subgroup of Daourawa, who mainly engage inagropastoralism.[5]
The community is located in the narrow zone along the border withNigeria, stretching fromTounounga in the west toMalawa in the east, where irrigated agriculture forcash crops is practised.[6]
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