Balléyara is a town in the Tillabéri Region of Niger. In 1988 the population was 6,042 in 1,058 households. In 2001 the population was 10,868 in 1,261 households, and in 2012 the population was 16,063, with 2,375 households.
Balléyara | |
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Town | |
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| Country |  Niger |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 16,063 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Geography
editBalléyara is slightly less than 100 kilometers from Niamey.[1] The travel time between the two is just an hour and a half,[2] and they have close ties to one another.
Climate
editBalléyara has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh in the Köppen climate classification). In Balléyara, the precipitation has halved since the 1980s.[3] The 2017 rainy season was particularly harsh, with numerous crop failures due to pests thriving.[3]
| Climate data for Balléyara, Niger | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F | 91 | 96 | 103 | 106 | 104 | 99 | 93 | 91 | 94 | 100 | 97 | 92 | 97 |
| Mean daily minimum °F | 61 | 66 | 73 | 80 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 67 | 62 | 72 |
| Mean daily maximum °C | 33 | 36 | 39 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 38 | 36 | 33 | 36 |
| Mean daily minimum °C | 16 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 22 |
| Source: Weather Underground. [4] | |||||||||||||
History
editBalléyara is known across West Africa for its animal market. The animal market was founded in the 1940s by some Ikelan people who were regularly robbed and beaten at other markets.[5] In 1971, an administrative post was built.[6] A few years later, Balléyara was made capital of Tagazar.
Demographics
editIn 2012, the population of 16,063 consisted of 8,546 women (53.2%) and 7,517 men (46.8%).[7]
References
edit- ^ "98.6 Km Distance from Niamey to Baleyara". Distances To. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "1 hr 34 mins Total Travel Time from Niamey to Baleyara". Distance To. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ a b "In rain-short Niger, wasps deployed in war on crop-munching worm". Reuters. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Baléyara, Tillabéri, Niger Weather Conditions". Weather Underground. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "LE MARCHÉ HEBDOMADAIRE DE BÉTAIL DE BALLEYARA : UNE UNITÉ SOCIOÉCONOMIQUE DE RÉFÉRENCE" (in French). 29 August 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ GIRAUT, Frédéric. "RETOUR DU REFOULÉ ET EFFET CHEF-LIEU Analyse d'une refonte politico- administrative virtuelle au Niger" (PDF) (in French). p. 50. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "BALLÉYARA in Balléyara (Tillabéri Region)". City Population. Retrieved 17 November 2020.