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Tahoua Region

Region of Niger

Tahoua Region
Summary

Region of Niger

FieldValue
nameTahoua
native_name_langfr
typeRegion
image_mapTahoua in Niger.svg
map_captionLocation within Niger
mapsizeframeless
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameNiger
seat_typeCapital
seatTahoua
leader_titleGovernor
leader_nameUnknown
area_total_km2106677
population_total4,442,700
population_as_of2020 estimate
population_density_km2auto
timezone1West Africa Time
utc_offset1+1
blank_name_sec1HDI (2021)
blank_info_sec10.372
· 7th of 7

· 7th of 7 Tahoua is one of seven regions of Niger. The capital of the region is the commune of Tahoua. The region covers 106,677 km².

Geography

Tahoua borders Agadez Region to the northeast, Maradi Region to the southeast, Nigeria's Sokoto State to the south, and Mali (Gao and Kidal regions), Dosso Region and Tillabéri Region to the west. Much of the region lies with the Sahel, merging into the Sahara desert in the north.

Settlements

Tahoua is the regional capital; other major settlements include Abalak, Bagaroua, Birni-N'Konni, Bouza, Illela, Keita, Madaoua and Tchintabaraden.

Administrative subdivisions

Departments of Tahoua (old borders)

Tahoua is divided into 12 Departments and one commune:

  • Abalak Department
  • Bagaroua Department
  • Bkonni Department
  • Bouza Department
  • Illela Department
  • Keita Department
  • Madaoua Department
  • Malbaza Department
  • Tahoua Department
  • Tahoua City
  • Tassara Department
  • Tchintabaraden Department
  • Tillia Department

Demographics

As of 2011 the population of Tahoua Region was 2,741,922. The main ethnolinguistic groups are the Hausa, Fulani, Arabs (Baggara) and Tuareg.

References

http://www.stat-niger.org/statistique/file/Affiches_Depliants/Nigerenchiffres2014def.pdf

  • Portions of this article were translated from the French language Wikipedia article :fr:Tahoua (région).

References

  1. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab".
  2. "Niger: Region de Tahoua - Carte Administrative (au 4 juin 2014)". [[UNOCHA]].
  3. [http://www.stat-niger.org/statistique/file/Annuaires_Statistiques/Annuaire_ins_2011/population.pdf Annuaire statistique du Niger]
  4. "Languages of Niger". [[Ethnologue]].
  5. [http://www.citypopulation.de/en/niger/cities/ Niger: Administrative Division population statistics]
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