Mayahi

Mayahi (var. Mayaki) is a town located in the Maradi Region of Niger. It is the seat of Mayahi Department and a Commune about 45km from Tessaoua. In the mid 1990s it had a population of 2,200.^[1] The name "Mayaki" is also a rulers' title among the Sudié and Maouri: local subgroups of the Hausa people.

References

1. ^ Decalo, Samuel (1997). Historical Dictionary of the Niger (3rd ed.). Boston & Folkestone: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0810831368. ^:p.211

Coordinates: 13°57′N 7°40′E / 13.95°N 7.667°E / 13.95; 7.667