Tchirozerine

Tchirozerine is a town and urban commune in Niger.^[1] As of 2012, the commune's population was 63,503.^[2][3]

Tchirozerine
Commune and town
Tchirozerine Location in Niger
Coordinates: 17.1054°N 7.8281°E / 17.1054; 7.8281
Country	Niger
Region	Agadez Region
Department	Tchirozerine Department
Area
• Total	3,497 sq mi (9,057 km2)
Elevation	1,670 ft (510 m)
Population  (2012 census)
• Total	63,503
• Density	18.16/sq mi (7.011/km2)
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

Economy

Main article: Coal mining in Niger

Nearby Tchirozerine is the Anou Araren mining area. The state company SONICHAR, established in 1975, has produced coal in an open pit mine since 1980. The production, 246,558 tonnes in 2010, is almost entirely used on site in a power plant, operated by the same company, to power the uranium processing plants of Arlit and Akokan and for the main cities of the Agadez region.