Tahoua Region

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

Tahoua
Region
Location within Niger
Coordinates: 14°53′N 5°16′E
Country	Niger
Capital	Tahoua
Government
• Governor	Unknown
Area
• Total	106,677 km2 (41,188 sq mi)
Population  (2020 estimate)
• Total	4,442,700
• Density	42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+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
• Tchintabaraden 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 (Baggara) and Tuareg.^[4]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1977	993,615	—
1985	1,308,598	+31.7%
2001	1,972,907	+50.8%
2012	3,328,365	+68.7%
source:[5]

See also

• Regions of Niger
• Departments of Niger
• Communes of Niger