Toumour

Toumour is a village and rural commune in Niger.[1] As of 2011, the commune had a total population of 1336 people.[2]

Toumour
Commune and village
Toumour
Location in Niger
Coordinates: 13°40′N 13°08′E
Country Niger
RegionDiffa
DepartmentDiffa
Population
 (2011)
  Total1,336
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

On September 4, 2016, clashes near the village killed at least 30 Boko Haram militants and five Niger Armed Forces soldiers.[3] On March 17, 2020, the Niger Armed Forces said they killed 50 members of Boko Haram in the region.[4]

References

  1. Loi n° 2002-014 du 11 JUIN 2002 portant création des communes et fixant le nom de leurs chefs-lieux. Includes list of 213 communes rurales and seats, 52 Communes urbaines and seats
  2. "Annuaires_Statistiques" (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  3. (Reuters)
  4. Niger says army kills 50 Boko Haram extremists after attack By DALATOU MAMANE, Associated Press, 17 March 2020

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