Tahoua Region

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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.[1]

Administrative subdivisions

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Departments of Tahoua (old borders)

Tahoua is divided into 12 Departments and one commune:

Demographics

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

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See also

References

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

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

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