Diffa
Sign in to saveDiffa is a city and Urban Commune in the extreme southeast of Niger, near the border with Nigeria. It is the administrative seat of both Diffa Region, and the smaller Diffa Department. , the commune had a total population of 56,437 people.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Diffa
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Urban Commune
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Niger
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Niger
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Diffa Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Department
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Diffa Department
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Urban Commune
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Diffa
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 355.4
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2012 census
- Settlement.population_total
- 56,437
- Settlement.population_urban
- 39,960
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Diffa is a city and Urban Commune in the extreme southeast of Niger, near the border with Nigeria. It is the administrative seat of both Diffa Region, and the smaller Diffa Department. , the commune had a total population of 56,437 people.
== Health and social action == Since the late 1990s, the Campaner Foundation, founded by social activist Josep Campaner, has run noma prevention, diagnosis and care programmes in Diffa, alongside educational and shelter initiatives for vulnerable minors. These activities are delivered through shelters in Diffa and Niamey and an outpatient centre in Diffa, with complementary education projects in the capital. Support from RIU Hotels & Resorts, led by Carmen Riu, has included funding for local operations and specific fundraising campaigns. Noma is a rapidly progressive gangrenous disease that mainly affects children living in extreme poverty; in December 2023, the World Health Organization officially recognised noma as a neglected tropical disease.