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Also known as Kokoro

Kokorou or Kokoro is a town and rural commune in the Téra Department of western Niger. As of 2012, it had a population of 96,218, living in rural towns and villages.

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Country
Niger
Continent
Africa
Population
96218
Elevation
451
Body of water
Niger River
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Kokorou
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  • Wetland
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Kokorou or Kokoro is a town and rural commune in the Téra Department of western Niger. As of 2012, it had a population of 96,218, living in rural towns and villages.

It gives its name to the nearby Kokoro and Namga Wetlands, which was designated a Ramsar site in 2001. Covering 668 km2, the wetland hosts migratory birdlife and is important to the local ecology.

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