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 rura…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.