Kollo is a large town and urban commune in southwestern Niger, where NGOs work, as well as, missionaries and Peace Corps volunteers.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 It lies in the Kollo Department of the Tillabéri Region. As of 2012, it had a population of 32,829.
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."5.2 Presentation about Sister Cities International, Enid Program", Council – 4-5-11 – City of Enid , April 5, 2011"Kollo Clinic," Emmanuel Life , November 28, 2010.
See also Railway stations in Niger
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