Keita, Niger
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Keita is a town and commune in Niger
, 600 kilometres north-east of the national capital, Niamey
. It is the capital of Keita Department
, within the Tahoua Region, with a population of 8,600 (2001).
The town is in the semi-arid Sahel
, and is threatened by famine.
Niger
Niger , officially named the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east...
, 600 kilometres north-east of the national capital, Niamey
Niamey
-Population:While Niamey's population has grown steadily since independence, the droughts of the early 1970s and 1980s, along with the economic crisis of the early 1980s, have propelled an exodus of rural inhabitants to Niger's largest city...
. It is the capital of Keita Department
Keita Department
Keita is a department of the Tahoua Region in Niger. Its capital lies at the city of Keita.The Keita Department is located in the centre of the Republic of Niger and covers an area of more than 4,860 km2 characterised by plateaux with rocky slopes and valleys forming a complex system of watersheds...
, within the Tahoua Region, with a population of 8,600 (2001).
The town is in the semi-arid Sahel
Sahel
The Sahel is the ecoclimatic and biogeographic zone of transition between the Sahara desert in the North and the Sudanian Savannas in the south.It stretches across the North African continent between the Atlantic Ocean and the Red Sea....
, and is threatened by famine.