In fact, it is one of the hottest major cities on the planet. Niamey is remarkably hot throughout the year. There is practically no rain from October to April. Most of the rainfall is from late June to mid-September.
The climate is hot semi-arid ( Köppen climate classification BSh), with an expected rainfall of between 500 mm (20 in) and 750 mm (30 in) a year, mostly beginning with a few storms in May, then transitioning to a rainy season, usually lasting from sometime in June to early September, when the rains taper off rather quickly. The western bank area consists mainly of residential areas such as Gaweye, Saguia, Lamorde, Saga, and Karadje, as well as Abdou Moumouni University. Two bridges connect the two sides - the Kennedy Bridge and the Friendship Bridge. The very centre of the centre contains a number of wide boulevards linking roundabouts. The vast majority of the population and government and commercial buildings are located on the eastern bank of the river.
#IRD FR UPPER VOLTA COLONIAL SERIES#
A series of marshy islands begin at Niamey and extend south in the river. The city was founded on the east ("left bank") of the river as it meanders from west to east flow to run almost directly south. At Niamey, the river, running almost straight SSE from Gao, Mali, makes a series of wide bends. Covering an area of over 250 km 2 (97 sq mi), the metropolitan area sits atop two plateaux reaching 218 m (715 ft) in altitude, bisected by the Niger River. The Niamey region straddles between the Liptako, corresponding to the northern extremity of the East ridge of Man, and the south-western edge of the Iullemmeden basin. This last factor means that demographically a majority of the city's citizens are young people. A major cause of the increase has been in migration for work and during droughts, as well as high population growth. In 2011, government press estimated the total urban population at over 1.5 million. īy some estimates, the population had reached 700,000 in 2000. In 1992 Niamey and its immediate hinterland were split off from Niamey Region to form the much smaller Niamey Capital District, enclaved within the new Tillabéri Region. Continuing droughts also caused many rural Nigeriens to move to the growing city. As a result, the population of Niamey grew from 108,000 to 398,365 inhabitants and the city expanded from 1,367 ha (3,380 acres) in 1970 to 4,400 ha (11,000 acres) by 1977, in the process annexing peripheral villages such as Lazaret. The period from 1970 to 1988 was one in which the economy of Niger boomed, driven by revenue from the uranium mines at Arlit. Īt the time of independence in 1960 the population had grown to around 30,000. Prior to 1926-27 the Upper Volta-Niger border ran along the Niger river, meaning that Niamey lay directly on the boundary. A series of devastating droughts prompted significant population growth during this period, and by 1945 the population was about 8,000.
Zinder's proximity to the Nigerian border and distance from French-controlled ports prompted the French to move the capital back to Niamey in 1926, by which time the city had some 3,000 inhabitants. The town, then with an estimated population of some 1,800, was chosen as the capital of the newly created Military Territory of Niger in 1905, however, the capital was shifted to the more established city of Zinder in 1912. Niamey was of little importance until the French developed it as a colonial centre in the late 1890s. Niamey was probably founded in the 18th century and originated as a cluster of small villages (Gaweye, Kalley, Maourey, Zongo and Foulani Koira). Air photo taken by Swiss pilot and photographer Walter Mittelholzer.
The large house in the centre is the French governor's residence.
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