Niamey

Niamey (Template:IPA-fr) is the Caipital an lairgest ceety o the Wast African naition o Niger. Niamey lies on the Niger River, primarily situatit on the east bank. It is an admeenistrative, cultural an economic center. Niamey's population, offeecially 774,235 as o the 2006 census, is estimatit tae be muckle heicher. Niamey is locatit at 13°31'17" North, 2°6'19" East (13.521389, 2.105278).

The ceety is locatit in a pearl millet growin region, while manufacturin industries include bricks, ceramic guids, cement an weavin.

Niamey wis probably foondit in the aichteent century, but wis o little importance tae maist o the kintra till the French developed a colonial post in the 1890s. This rapidly grew intae an important center. In 1926 it became the caipital o Niger, an the population gradually increased, frae aboot 3,000 in 1930 tae aroond 30,000 in 1960, 250,000 in 1980 an - bi some estimates - 800,000 in 2000. The major cause o the increase haes been immigration durin droughts.

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