Tahoua

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Tahoua
Children sit under the monument to the Festival of Tahoua
Children sit under the monument to the Festival of Tahoua
Tahoua (Niger  )
Tahoua
Tahoua
Location in Niger
Coordinates: 14°53′N 5°16′E / 14.883, 5.267
Country Niger
Region Tahoua Region
Department Tahoua Department
Population (2004)
 - Total 99,000


Tahoua is a city in Niger and the administrative center of the Department of Tahoua. 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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Coordinates: 14°53′N, 5°16′E