Tchirozerine

Commune and town in Agadez Region, Niger

17°06′19″N 7°49′41″E / 17.1054°N 7.8281°E / 17.1054; 7.8281Country

NigerRegionAgadez RegionDepartmentTchirozerine DepartmentArea

• Total3,497 sq mi (9,057 km²)Elevation

1,670 ft (510 m)Population

(2012 census)

• Total63,503 • Density18/sq mi (7.0/km²)Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Tchirozerine is a town and urban commune in Niger.^[1] As of 2012, the commune's population was 63,503.^[2]^[3]

Economy

Nearby Tchirozerine is the Anou Araren mining area. The state company SONICHAR, established in 1975, has produced coal in an open pit mine since 1980. The production, 246,558 tonnes in 2010, is almost entirely used on site in a power plant, operated by the same company, to power the uranium processing plants of Arlit and Akokan and for the main cities of the Agadez region.

References

^ Loi n° 2002-014 du 11 JUIN 2002 portant création des communes et fixant le nom de leurs chefs-lieux. Includes list of 213 communes rurales and seats, 52 Communes urbaines and seats
^ "Tchirozérine (Commune, Niger) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
^ "Annuaires_Statistiques" (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique. Retrieved 2 May 2013.