Birni N'Konni

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Birni N'Konni

Total population

143,530

Coordinates13.79°, 5.25°

Demographic figures from INS Niger. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Birni-N'Konni is a town in the Tahoua Region of Niger, lying immediately north of the border of Nigeria and west of seasonal Maggia River. It is an important market town and transport hub and as of the 2012 census had a population of 63,169. The town is the historic centre of the small pre-colonial Hausa state of Konni. The name comes from the Hausa for "Walled Town of Konni", and many Hausa towns designate the old citadel neighbourhood the "Birni".

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.