Goudoumaria

13°42′40″N 11°11′25″E / 13.71111°N 11.19028°E / 13.71111; 11.19028Country NigerRegionDiffaDepartmentMaïné-SoroaArea • Commune7,886 km² (3,045 sq mi)Elevation351 m (1,154 ft)Population • Commune100,559 • Urban4,647Time zoneUTC+1 (UTC+1) • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (UTC+1)Area codeMiskindi

Goudoumaria, Niger (var. Goudomaria, Gudumaria) is a Commune and town in the southeast of the country, in Diffa Region, northwest of Diffa. Goudoumaria is an administrative post in the Maine-Soroa Department, and is approximately 50 km north of the Nigerian border and approximately 50 km east of the small city Soubdou.

As of 2012, the Commune had a population of 100,559.^[1]

Climate

Goudoumaria, historically an area of pastoralism and marginal farming, is in the Sahel region, bordering the Sahara. Desertification has led to changes in farming trends and growth of Date palm farming in recent decades.

References

• [1] Michel Jahiel. Effet des récentes perturbations climatiques sur la phéniciculture dans le sud-est du Niger. Science et changements planétaires / Sécheresse. Volume 4, Number 1, pp 7–16, March 1993. On desertification