Mainé-Soroa
Mainé-Soroa Department location in the region
Mainé-Soroa Department location in the region
Country Niger
RegionDiffa Region
Population
  Total202,534
Time zoneUTC+1 (GMT 1)

Mainé-Soroa is a department of the Diffa Region in Niger. Its capital lies at the city of Mainé-Soroa.

The department's population is largely made up of ethnic Kanouris and Fula, both cultures with longstanding pastoral semi-nomadic traditions. As of 2011, the department had a total population of 202,534 people.[1]

References

  1. "Annuaires_Statistiques" (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique. Retrieved 2 May 2013.

13°12′41″N 12°01′26″E / 13.21139°N 12.02389°E / 13.21139; 12.02389


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