Tanout Department

Tanout
Department
Tanout Department location in the region
Country	Niger
Region	Zinder Region
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	475,125
Time zone	GMT 1 (UTC+1)

Tanout is a department of the Zinder Region in Niger.^[2] Its administrative seat is the city of Tanout. As of 2011, the department had a total population of 475,125 people.^[3]

On 15 April 2010, the Council of Ministers announced that Amadou Seybou Dioffo, a retired Captain from the Niger Armed Forces, had been appointed prefect of the department.^[4]

Municipalities

Tanout Department is divided into six municipalities, listed with population as of 2011 census:^[1]

• Gangara 120,585
• Falanko 4,561
• Ollelewa 105,167
• Tanout 134,074
• Tarka 89,533
• Tenhia 21,205

Notes

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Coordinates: 14°45′N 8°20′E / 14.750°N 8.333°E / 14.750; 8.333