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Birni-N'Konni

Field	Value
official_name	Birni-N'Konni
other_name	Konni
settlement_type	Commune
image_skyline	Konni 02.jpg
image_caption	Birni-N'Konni
pushpin_map	Niger
pushpin_label_position	top
pushpin_mapsize	300
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Niger
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Niger
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Tahoua Region
subdivision_type2	Department
subdivision_name2	Bkonni Department
area_total_km2	861.0
population_as_of	2012
population_total	149,414
population_urban	63,169
population_metro	312,886 (Birni-N'Konni department)
coordinates
elevation_m	270

Birni-N'Konni (also Birnin-Konni or shortened to Konni/Bkonni) 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 (such as Zinder) designate the old citadel neighbourhood the "Birni".

Konni is known for its vernacular architecture including traditional granaries and is regarded as a centre for smuggling between Niger and Nigeria. Birni-N'Konni's contemporary importance rests on the surrounding agricultural lands and its place on the N1 highway, the main east-west highway linking Niger's capital Niamey and the nation's main eastern cities of Maradi and Zinder. It also sits astride one of several main routes between the Hausa populated territories of southern Niger and northern Nigeria, with the Nigerian transport and trade centre of Illela, Sokoto State just 18 km to the south.

The town was also the site of a major massacre on 8 May 1899 when the French Voulet–Chanoine Mission attacked the region.

On 27 October 2020, an American citizen was kidnapped in the area. No group claimed responsibility for the abduction. He was freed on 31 October.

Climate

| Jan avg record high C = 36.0 | Feb avg record high C = 39.5 | Mar avg record high C = 42.0 | Apr avg record high C = 43.8 | May avg record high C = 43.6 | Jun avg record high C = 41.5 | Jul avg record high C = 38.2 | Aug avg record high C = 36.3 | Sep avg record high C = 38.5 | Oct avg record high C = 39.8 | Nov avg record high C = 38.5 | Dec avg record high C = 36.5 | year avg record high C = | Jan avg record low C = 11.8 | Feb avg record low C = 13.5 | Mar avg record low C = 16.6 | Apr avg record low C = 20.2 | May avg record low C = 21.6 | Jun avg record low C = 20.3 | Jul avg record low C = 19.7 | Aug avg record low C = 19.7 | Sep avg record low C = 20.1 | Oct avg record low C = 17.8 | Nov avg record low C = 14.6 | Dec avg record low C = 12.4 | year avg record low C = |access-date = 24 August 2024}}

References

Bibliography

Samuel Decalo. Historical Dictionary of Niger (3rd ed.). Scarecrow Press, Boston & Folkestone, (1997)
Finn Fuglestad. A History of Niger: 1850–1960. Cambridge University Press (1983)
Jolijn Geels. Niger. Bradt UK/ Globe Pequot Press USA (2006)

References

[http://citypopulation.de/Niger-Cities.html Niger: Regions, Cities & Urban Centers - Population statistics]
E. P. Stebbing. The Encroaching Sahara: The Threat to the West African Colonies. The Geographical Journal, Vol. 85, No. 6 (Jun. 1935), pp. 506–519
Paquette, Danielle. (27 October 2020). "U.S. citizen kidnapped in West African nation of Niger, officials say". Washington Post.
[https://ne.usembassy.gov/pr-11092020/ U.S. Embassy in Niger]

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