Tessaoua
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Tessaoua, formerly known as Tessawa, is a city located in the
Cazemajou in 1897, prior to the explorer's murder in nearby Zinder
.
More important to modern Niger, Tessaoua is nearly halfway between the regional capitals of Maradi and Zinder on the one main east-west road in Niger. Zinder used to be the capital of Niger until the French colonialists moved the capital west to Niamey, where it was closer to others of the French West African holdings and thus easier to manage. Tessaoua used to be a regional capital, until political power was shifted to Maradi. Maradi is still the regional capital today.
Tessaoua has one high school (lycée) and several primary schools—some of which instruct in French and others which instruct primarily in the national language,
non-governmental organisation (NGOs) also have regional headquarters in Tessaoua, which allows them access to surrounding rural villages. There is also a football club in the town, Tessaoua FC. They competed in the 1975 Niger Cup final but lost to Olympic FC
, 2–1. The club has since never appeared in another final.
The city is home to former
Foreign Minister of Niger Mamadou Maidah
(1924–2005).
Climate
Climate data for Tessaoua | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.0 (87.8) |
33.9 (93.0) |
37.5 (99.5) |
39.7 (103.5) |
39.3 (102.7) |
37.2 (99.0) |
33.2 (91.8) |
31.5 (88.7) |
33.5 (92.3) |
36.3 (97.3) |
34.7 (94.5) |
31.3 (88.3) |
34.9 (94.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.6 (72.7) |
25.1 (77.2) |
29.1 (84.4) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.3 (90.1) |
30.9 (87.6) |
27.9 (82.2) |
26.5 (79.7) |
27.7 (81.9) |
28.6 (83.5) |
26.2 (79.2) |
22.8 (73.0) |
27.6 (81.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.2 (57.6) |
16.3 (61.3) |
20.7 (69.3) |
24.4 (75.9) |
25.4 (77.7) |
24.7 (76.5) |
22.6 (72.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
17.7 (63.9) |
14.4 (57.9) |
20.4 (68.7) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
3 (0.1) |
12 (0.5) |
41 (1.6) |
112 (4.4) |
154 (6.1) |
54 (2.1) |
6 (0.2) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
382 (15) |
Source: Climate-Data.org |
Population
Date (Census)[1] |
Population |
20 November 1977 | 10,590 |
10 May 1988 | 19,737 |
20 May 2001 | 31,667 |
10 December 2012 | 43,409 |
References
- ^ a b c Population figures from citypopulation.de, citing (2001) Institut National de la Statistique du Niger.
- ^ "Tessaoua (Commune, Niger) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tessaoua.
- Tessaoua, Niger Page[permanent dead link]. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. 1996–2004. Accessed 2009-03-29
- Decalo, Samuel (1997). Historical Dictionary of the Niger (3rd ed.). Boston & Folkestone: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-3136-8.: 305
- Geels, Jolijn (2006). Niger. Chalfont St Peter, Bucks / Guilford, CT: Bradt UK / Globe Pequot Press. ISBN 978-1-84162-152-4.: 211–12