Kokorou
Kokorou | |
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Commune and town | |
| Coordinates: 14°12′41″N 0°55′1″E / 14.21139°N 0.91694°E | |
| Country | Niger |
| Department | Téra Department |
| Area | |
• Total | 841 sq mi (2,177 km2) |
| Population (2012 census) | |
• Total | 96,218 |
| • Density | 110/sq mi (44/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| Designations | |
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| Official name | Complexe Kokorou-Namga |
| Designated | 17 June 2001 |
| Reference no. | 1071 |
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.