Tahoua Region

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 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

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

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