Mainé-Soroa Department

Mainé-Soroa
Department

Mainé-Soroa Department location in the region
Country Niger
Region Diffa Region
Population
  Total 202,534
Time zone GMT 1 (UTC+1)

Mainé-Soroa is a department of the Diffa Region in Niger. Its capital lies at the city of Mainé-Soroa.

The department's population is largely made up of ethnic Kanouris and Fula, both cultures with longstanding pastoral semi-nomadic traditions. As of 2011, the department had a total population of 202,534 people.[1]

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Coordinates: 13°12′41″N 12°01′26″E / 13.21139°N 12.02389°E / 13.21139; 12.02389


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