Tahoua (department)
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Tahoua is one of eight administrative Regions
Regions of Niger
||Niger is divided into 7 Regions . Each department's capital is the same as its name.-Current regions:*Agadez Region*Diffa Region*Dosso Region*Maradi Region*Tahoua Region*Tillabéri Region*Zinder Region...

 in Niger
Niger
Niger , officially named the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east...

. The capital of the Region is the Commune
Communes of Niger
The Departments of Niger are subdivided into communes. As of 2005, in the seven Regions and one Capital Area, there were 36 départements, divided into 265 communes, 122 cantons and 81 groupements...

 of Tahoua
Tahoua
Tahoua is a city in Niger and the administrative center of the Department of Tahoua and the larger Tahoua Region. It has a population of 99,900 . The city is primarily a market town for the surrounding agricultural area, and a meeting place for the Tuareg people from the north and the Fulani people...

. The Region covers 106,677 km². The Governor of Tahoua Region is Elhadj Mahamadou Zéti Maiga.

Divisions and borders

Tahoua is divided into 8 Department
Departments of Niger
||The Regions of Niger are subdivided into 63 Departments . Before the devolution program on 1999-2005, these Departments were styled arrondissements. Confusingly, the next level up had, before 2002-2005 been styled Departments. Prior to a revision in 2011, there had been 36 Departments. A draft...

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  • Keita Department
    Keita Department
    Keita is a department of the Tahoua Region in Niger. Its capital lies at the city of Keita.The Keita Department is located in the centre of the Republic of Niger and covers an area of more than 4,860 km2 characterised by plateaux with rocky slopes and valleys forming a complex system of watersheds...

  • Bkonni Department
    Bkonni Department
    Bkonni is a department of the Tahoua Region in Niger. Its capital lies at the city of Birni-N'Konni....

  • Bouza Department
    Bouza Department
    Bouza is a department of the Tahoua Region in Niger. Its capital lies at the city of Bouza, and also includes the town of Déoulé.-Culture and situation:...

  • Illela Department
    Illela Department
    Illela is a department of the Tahoua Region in Niger. Its capital lies at the city of Illela....

  • Abalak Department
    Abalak Department
    Abalak is a department of the Tahoua Region in Niger. Its capital lies at the city of Abalak....

  • Madoua Department
    Madoua Department
    Madoua is a department of the Tahoua Region in Niger. Its capital lies at the city of Madoua....

  • Tahoua Department
    Tahoua Department
    Tahoua is a department of the Tahoua Region in Niger. Its capital lies at the city of Tahoua. It includes the towns of Bambay and Kalkou....

  • Tchin-Tabaraden Department
    Tchin-Tabaraden Department
    Tchin-Tabaraden is a department of the Tahoua Region in Niger. Its capital lies at the city of Tchin-Tabaraden....



Tahoua has the following foreign borders:
  • Sokoto State, Nigeria
    Sokoto State
    Sokoto State is located in the extreme northwest of Nigeria, near to the confluence of the Sokoto River and the Rima River. As of 2005 it has an estimated population of more than 4.2 million...

     - south
  • Gao Region, Mali
    Gao Region
    The Gao Region is located in eastern Mali. The region's capital city is Gao. Gao Region is bordered to the south and east by Niger, to the north by Kidal Region, and to the west by Tombouctou Region. Common ethnicities in the Gao Region include the Songhai, Bozo, Tuareg, Bambara, and Kounta...

     - northwest
  • Kidal Region, Mali
    Kidal Region
    Kidal is the eighth administrative region of Mali, covering 151,430 km². Its capital is the city of Kidal.-Geography:The region is bordered on the west by Tomboctou Region, to the south by Gao Region, to the east by Niger and to the north by Algeria....

     - far northwest

Domestically, it borders the following Regions:
  • Agadez Region - northeast
  • Maradi Region - southeast
  • Dosso Region - southwest
  • Tillabéri Region - west
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