Mayahi
Sign in to saveMayahi (var. Mayaki) is a town located in the Maradi Region of Niger. It is the seat of Mayahi Department and a Commune about 45 km from Tessaoua. In 2012 it had a population of 14,000 in the urban area. The name "Mayaki" is also a rulers' title among the Sudié and Maouri: local subgroups of the Hausa people.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Mayahi
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Commune
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Mayahi (6328889988) crop.jpg
- Settlement.image_map
- NE-Mayahi.png
- 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
- Maradi Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Department
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Mayahi Department
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Urban Commune
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Mayahi
- Settlement.government_type
- Urban Commune
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 800.5
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2012 census
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 3292
- Elevation
- 390
- Image
- Mayahi (6328889988) crop.jpg
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Mayahi (var. Mayaki) is a town located in the Maradi Region of Niger. It is the seat of Mayahi Department and a Commune about 45 km from Tessaoua. In 2012 it had a population of 14,000 in the urban area. The name "Mayaki" is also a rulers' title among the Sudié and Maouri: local subgroups of the Hausa people.
== Geography == Mayahi is in the Sahel region. The neighboring municipalities are Tchaké in the north, El Allassane Maïreyrey in the northeast, Issawane in the east, Kanan-Bakaché in the southeast, Aguié in the south, Sarkin Haoussa in the southwest and Attantané in the northwest. The dry valley Goulbi N'Kaba runs through Mayahi.
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