Tesker | |
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Commune and village | |
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  Tesker Location in Niger | |
| Coordinates: 14°35′05″N 9°13′00″E / 14.58472°N 9.21667°E | |
| Country |  Niger |
| Region | Zinder |
| Department | Gouré |
| Area | |
• Total | 26,748 sq mi (69,278 km2) |
| Population (2012 census) | |
• Total | 37,132 |
| • Density | 1.4/sq mi (0.54/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Tesker or Tasker is a village and rural commune in Niger.[1] As of 2012, it had a population of 37,132 people.[2] It is the birthplace of musician Mamane Barka (b. 1958).[3] The sparsely populated commune extends over a wide area and spans two major regions: the Sahel region in the south and the Sahara desert in the north. In the northeast, it rises up to a height of 710 metres (2,330 ft) at the Termit Massif. It is bordered by Fachi and Tabelot in the north, N'Gourti to the east, Alakoss, Kellé and N'Guelbély to the south and Tenhya to the west. The municipality is divided into 36 administrative villages, one traditional village, three hamlets, 29 camps and 144 watering places.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Tesker (Commune, Niger) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
- ^ "Introducing Mamane Barka". Retrieved 2010-02-16.