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Place details
- Locality
- Maradi
- Region
- Maradi
- Country
- Niger
- Population
- 361,702
- Timezone
- Africa/Niamey
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- Niger
- Region
- Maradi Region
- Department
- Maradi Department
- Urban commune
- Maradi
- Type
- Seat of Departmental and Regional councils, Urban Commune
- Land
- 74 km (29 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 385 m (1,263 ft)
- Total
- 267,249
- Density
- 3,600/km (9,400/sq mi)
- Summer dst
- UTC+1
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Official name
- Maradi
- Country
- Niger
- Located in
- Madarounfa Department
- Continent
- Africa
- Population
- +8808
- Elevation
- +385
- Time zone
- West Africa Time
- Body of water
- River Goulbi de Maradi
- Head of government
- Mamane Oumarou
- Capital of
Article
Maradi is a city in Niger and the administrative centre of Maradi Region. It is also the seat of the Maradi Department and an Urban Commune. Maradi has an estimated population of 270,000 and is the second largest city in Niger after the capital Niamey.
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