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Transport and Foreign Trade in Maradi: the Nigerien economic capital, Madarounfa (peanuts). Hausa

The city of Maradi is the County capital of the Maradi region (South of Niger, West Africa)

1. Population Maradi: 267,249 inhabitants (the second largest Nigerien city)
2. Maradi is the Nigerien economic capital
3. Main economic activities: trade, agriculture (peanut, broad beans) and livestock (cows, camels)
4. Leading industries: SONITAN (tannery), TARNA (ceramics), Niger Plastic, Olga Oil
5. Maradi has important business relationships (import and export) with Nigeria

Transport and Logistics

1. National Road 1: Niamey, Birni Konni (Tahoua), Maradi, Zinder
   1. Distance to Niamey: 540 kilometres

Niger - Maradi

1. Masters: Business in Africa, Transport and Logistics in Africa
2. Doctorate in African Business

More information: Trade and Business in Niger, at EENI Global Business School Website.

1. Department: Madarounfa
2. Main religion in Maradi: Sunni Islam
3. Main ethnic group in Maradi: Hausa
   1. Small populations of Fula and Tuareg
4. Main language: Hausa
5. Foundation: in 1807 by Hausa Kings (State of Katsina of Maradi)

Maradi region (South of Niger):

1. Population of the Maradi region: 3.4 million inhabitants (the most populated Nigerien region)
2. Main ethnic group: Hausa (83% of the population)
3. Area of the Maradi region: 41.796 km²
   1. 71.5% of the agricultural land
4. Border of the Maradi region with Nigeria (150 kilometres): Katsina and Kano
5. Contiguous regions: Zinder, Tahoua, Agadez

Departments of the Maradi region (Niger)

1. Aguié
2. Dakoro
3. Guidan-Roumdji
4. Madarounfa
5. Mayahi
6. Tessaoua

Higher Education in Maradi (Higher Education in Africa)

1. University of Maradi

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