Tahoua Region

Tahoua is one of eight Regions of Niger. The capital of the region is the commune of Tahoua. The region covers 106,677 km².

Tahoua
Location within Niger
Location within Niger
Coordinates: 14°53′N 5°16′E
Country Niger
CapitalTahoua
Area
  Total106,677 km2 (41,188 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 estimate)
  Total4,442,700
  Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (West Africa Time)
HDI (2021)0.353[1]
low · 7th of 7

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.[2]

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
  • Tchin-Tabaraden Department
  • Tillia Department

Demographics

As of 2011 the population of Tahoua Region was 2,741,922.[3] The main ethnolinguistic groups are the Hausa , Fulani, Arabs and Tuareg.[4]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1977993,615    
19851,308,598+31.7%
20011,972,907+50.8%
20123,328,365+68.7%
source:[5]

See also

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).
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