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Largest cities and urban centers. Niamey, capital and largest city of Niger. Maradi, the 2nd largest city of Niger. Zinder, the 3rd largest city of Niger. Agadez. Cities with population over 10,000 according to 2012 census. City. Census division. Population.
Humans have inhabited present-day Niger since prehistoric times, with evidence of early activity dating back 60,000 years. The region hosted ancient rock carvings and pastoral communities from 7,000 BCE. Once fertile, it supported large settlements and cattle herding until the climate became arid around 2500 BCE.
Geography of Niger. / 16.000°N 8.000°E / 16.000; 8.000. Niger is a landlocked nation in West Africa located along the border between the Sahara and Sub-Saharan regions. Its geographic coordinates are longitude 16°N and latitude 8°E.
Niamey. / 13.51500°N 2.11750°E / 13.51500; 2.11750. Niamey ( French pronunciation: [njamɛ]) is the capital and largest city of Niger. Niamey lies on the Niger River, primarily situated on the east bank. Niamey's population was counted as 1,026,848 as of the 2012 census.
Nigerian cities are categorized into three types; there is the "Metropolis", which is characterized by having more than one Local Government Areas (LGAs). These types of cities are usually formed when large municipalities are split into smaller LGAs, to aid efficient administration and management, or when small towns grow and merge into existing large cities, or both; some are also formed when ...
Agadez ( Air Tamajeq: ⴰⴶⴰⴷⴰⵣ, Agadaz ), formerly spelled Agadès, [ 1] is the fifth largest city in Niger, with a population of 110,497 based on the 2012 census. [ 2] The capital of the eponymous Agadez Region, the city lies in the Sahara desert, and is also the capital of Aïr, one of the traditional Tuareg – Berber federations.
List of largest Canadian cities by census. A collection of four maps showing the distribution of population for 1851 (Newfoundland 1857), 1871 (Newfoundland 1869), 1901 and 1921 by historical region. This is a list of the largest cities in Canada by census starting with the 1871 census of Canada, the first national census.
Kinshasa, the largest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as well as in Africa, is the nation's financial hub and economic centre. Lagos, Nigeria is the second largest city in Africa and one of the primary economic hubs for the continent. Cairo, Egypt is the third largest city in Africa and the largest one in the Arab world.