Kollo, Niger

Kollo is a large town and urban commune in southwestern Niger, where NGOs work, as well as, missionaries and Peace Corps volunteers.[1] It lies in the Kollo Department of the Tillabéri Region.

Kollo
Commune and town
Market in Seberi village, Kollo, Niger.
Country	Niger
Region	Tillabéri
Department	Kollo
Elevation	720 ft (220 m)
Population  (2011)
• Total	42,192
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (WAT)

Transport

Currently, Kollo can be accessed by its main road.

There are bush taxis available as well as urban buses from Niamey. City taxies generally do not go to Kollo. They will stop in Libore unless you pay a little more. It is proposed to be served by a station on a future railway network.

Sister city

• Enid, Oklahoma, United States, was declared as Kollo's sister city on August 1, 2010.[2][3]

See also

• Railway stations in Niger

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. "5.2 Presentation about Sister Cities International, Enid Program", Council – 4-5-11 – City of Enid Archived 2012-03-27 at the Wayback Machine, April 5, 2011
3. "Kollo Clinic," Emmanuel Life Archived 2012-03-24 at the Wayback Machine, November 28, 2010.