Tahoua (tou'ä), town (1988 pop. 51,607), SW Niger. A major administrative center, it is a farming community and trade center frequented by Tuareg and Fulani pastoral nomads. Gypsum and phosphates are mined. The city was a refugee center during droughts in the 1970s. A teacher-training school is in Tahoua.
Tahoua
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| Coordinates: 14°53′N 5°16′E / 14.883°N 5.267°E | |
| Country |  Niger |
| Region | Tahoua Region |
| Communes | Tahoua Communes I-III (Urban) |
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| - Type | Commune |
| - Mayor Commune I | Abala Elhadj Sofo [1] |
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| - Total | 99,000 |
Tahoua is a city in Niger and the administrative center of the Department of Tahoua and the larger Tahoua Region.[2] It has a population of 99,900 (2004). 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 from the south. Phosphates and gypsum are mined there as well.
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References
- ^ Inauguration de l'Institut Universitaire de Technologie (IUT) de Tahoua • Une nouvelle dynamique dans le secteur de l'enseignement supérieur. Le Sahel, Moutari Souley Onep, Tahoua/Agadez. 3 November 2008.
- ^ Tahoua, Niger Page. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. 1996-2004
- Decalo, Samuel (1997). Historical Dictionary of the Niger (3rd ed.). Boston & Folkestone: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0810831368.
- Geels, Jolijn (2006). Niger. Chalfont St Peter, Bucks / Guilford, CT: Bradt UK / Globe Pequot Press. ISBN 9781841621524.
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