Tahoua, The Niger
🇳🇪 Tahoua is a city in Niger and the administrative centre of the Department of Tahoua and the larger Tahoua Region. It is the fourth largest town in the country.
Overview The city is primarily a market town for the surrounding agricultural area. It serves as an entrepot for Tuareg merchants from the north and Fulani traders from the south. The town is noted for its production of tchoukou cheese.
It is divided into a pair of urban municipalities: Tahoua I and Tahoua II. The town itself is divided into and old town area, and the Sabon Gari ('new town') area to the north.
History Tahoua began as a pair of small villages called Bilbis and Fakoua, and began growing from the 17th century on as various groups began migrating to the area, such as the Fulani and Tuareg. Various animist (or Azna) peoples began fleeing to the area to escape persecution from Muslim rulers further north. In 1990, Tahoua was reported to have the lowest HDI score in history, at 0.172.
Demographics Tahoua is mainly dominated by the Fulani ethnic group.
Transport Tahoua is served by the Tahoua Airport.
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Tahoua has a population of over 117,826 people. Tahoua also forms the centre of the wider Tahoua Region which has a population of over 2,741,922 people.
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🇳🇱 Utrechtse Heuvelrug 5.35
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