Tahoua Region

Tahoua
Tahoua
Region
	Location within Niger Location within Niger
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Country	File:Flag of Niger.svg Niger
Capital	Tahoua
Government
• Governor	Unknown
Area
• Total	106,677 km2 (41,188 sq mi)
Population (2020 estimate)
• Total	4,442,700
• Density	41.646/km2 (107.86/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (West Africa Time)
HDI (2021)	0.372; low · 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.

Tahoua is the regional capital; other major settlements include Abalak, Bagaroua, Birni-N'Konni, Bouza, Illela, Keita, Madaoua and Tchintabaraden.^[2]

Departments of Tahoua (old borders)

Tahoua is divided into 12 Departments and one commune:

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

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

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v t e Niger Regions and Departments of Niger
Capital: Niamey in Niamey Capital District
Agadez Region	Aderbissina Department Arlit Department Bilma Department Iferouane Department In-Gall Department Tchirozerine Department
Diffa Region	Bosso Department Diffa Department Goudoumaria Department Mainé-Soroa Department N'Gourti Department N'guigmi Department
Dosso Region	Boboye Department Dioundiou Department Dogondoutchi Department Dosso Department Falmey Department Gaya Department Loga Department Tibiri Department
Maradi Region	Aguie Department Bermo Department Dakoro Department Gazaoua Department Guidan Roumdji Department Madarounfa Department Maradi City Mayahi Department Tessaoua Department
Tahoua Region	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
Tillabéri Region	Abala Department Ayourou Department Balléyara Department Banibangou Department Bankilaré Department Filingue Department Gothèye Department Kollo Department Ouallam Department Say Department Téra Department Tillabéri Department Torodi Department
Zinder Region	Belbédji Department Damagaram Takaya Department Dungass Department Goure Department Magaria Department Matameye Department Mirriah Department Takeita Department Tanout Department Tesker Department Zinder City

Tahoua
Region
Location within Niger Location within Niger
Coordinates: Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
Country	File:Flag of Niger.svg Niger
Capital	Tahoua
Government
• Governor	Unknown
Area
• Total	106,677 km² (41,188 sq mi)
Population (2020 estimate)
• Total	4,442,700
• Density	41.646/km² (107.86/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (West Africa Time)
HDI (2021)	0.372^[1] low · 7th of 7