Tahoua (region)

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Tahoua
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Basic data
Country Niger
Capital Tahoua
surface 113,371 km²
Residents 3,328,365 (2012)
density 29 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 NE-5
politics
governor Moussa Abdourahamane

Coordinates: 14 ° 53 '  N , 5 ° 16'  E

The Tahoua [ taˈwa ] region is one of the seven regions of Niger and is located in the mid-west of the country. Their capital is Tahoua . The region has 3,328,365 inhabitants (2012).

geography

A road in the Tahoua region (2007)

Tahoua borders in the northeast on the Nigerian region of Agadez , in the southeast on the Nigerian region of Maradi , in the south on the Nigerian state of Sokoto , in the southwest on the Nigerien regions of Dosso and Tillabéri and in the northwest on the Malian regions Gao and Kidal . The geological structure of the region is largely attributable to the Mesozoic era. In the southwest on the border with the regions of Dosso and Tillabéri, a section belongs to the Tertiary Age .

The Tahoua region is divided into the twelve departments Abalak , Bagaroua , Birni-N'Konni , Bouza , Illéla , Keita , Madaoua , Malbaza , Tahoua , Tassara , Tchintabaraden and Tillia .

Other cities besides Tahoua are Abalak , Birni-N'Konni , Illéla and Madaoua .

history

The Tahoua region dates back to the French colonial era. In July 1922, Niger has been in nine circles (cercles) divided consisting of divisions (subdivisions) passed. Tahoua County was made up of the subdivisions Tahoua, Tahoua nomad, Birni-N'Konni and Madaoua. After Niger gained independence in 1960, the district was replaced on January 1, 1961 by 31 districts (circonscriptions) .

The immediate predecessor of the Tahoua region was the Tahoua department, which was created by an administrative reform that came into force on October 1, 1965, dividing Niger into seven departments (départements) . From 1981 to 1988 the future president Mamadou Tandja and 1997 the future general Abdou Kaza was prefect of the department. The former departments were finally converted into regions (régions) on September 14, 1998 , which in turn are subdivided into departments.

The south of the region was affected by the famine in Niger in 2004–2006.

politics

The region is headed by a governor appointed by the Nigerian Council of Ministers . He represents the entire state.

The regional council (conseil régional) of Tahoua is an organ of deliberation . It is composed of elected members and members by law . The latter, who are not allowed to occupy more than a fifth of the seats awarded by election, are representatives of the chefferie traditionnelle , the traditional rulers. The Tahoua Regional Council has 41 elected members.

The President of the Regional Council (président du conseil) and his one or two deputies are an executive body in the region.

population

Children in the Tahoua Region (2008)

The area of ​​the Tahoua region had around 687,000 inhabitants in 1960, the year Niger became independent. The 1977 census showed 993,615 inhabitants, the 1988 census 1,305,417 inhabitants and the 2001 census 1,972,729 inhabitants. The 2012 census showed 3,328,365 inhabitants.

The largest ethnic group in the region are the Hausa with 78% of the total population, followed by the Tuareg with 18%. Other ethnic groups in Tahoua are Fulbe with 3% as well as Arabs and Zarma - Songhai with 1% each.

Economy and Infrastructure

The south of the region is comparatively humid and fertile, the north drier and more desert-like. As in all of Niger, there is also the problem of desertification in Tahoua . Most of the residents make a living from agriculture. Furthermore, emigrants contribute significantly to the economy through remittances.

There are 2,097 elementary schools in the Tahoua region, 16 of which are private schools . The gross enrollment rate in the school year 2009/2010 was 70.7% (nationwide 72.9%), for girls 55.9% (nationwide 63.9%). There was an average of 42 pupils for every primary school teacher (39 nationwide). The primary school graduation rate was 46.6% (nationwide 49.3%), among girls 31.3% (nationwide 41.5%).

literature

  • Zakari Aboubacar: La decentralization au Niger. Logiques sociétales et logiques développementalistes. Cas de la region de Tahoua . Éditions Universitaires Européennes, 2015, ISBN 978-6-13154797-3 .
  • Manuel Flury: Is sustainable development possible? The example of land use in the Tahoua / Niger region . In: Geographical Rundschau . 53rd year, no. 9 , 2001, p. 57-62 .

Web links

Commons : Tahoua (Region)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Thomas Krings: Sahel countries . WBG, Darmstadt 2006, ISBN 3-534-11860-X , p. 16.
  2. ^ A b Abdourahmane Idrissa, Samuel Decalo: Historical Dictionary of Niger . 4th edition. Scarecrow, Plymouth 2012, ISBN 0-7864-0495-7 , pp. 30-31 .
  3. ↑ CV Mamadou Tandja  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Website of the President of Nigeria, accessed February 27, 2012.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.presidence.ne  
  4. ↑ Zabeirou Moussa: Bio-express du General de Brigade Abdou Kaza, ministre de l'Eau, de l'Environnement et de la Lutte contre la desertification: un parcours couronné de succès. In: Niger Diaspora. March 24, 2010, accessed June 8, 2018 (French).
  5. ↑ Loi N ° 2008-42 du 31 July 2008 relative à l'organization et l'administration du territoire de la République du Niger . In: Code général des collectivités territoriales. Recueil des textes sur la decentralization. Edition 2011 . Direction Générale de la Décentralisation et de la Déconcentration, Ministère de l'Intérieur, de la Sécurité, de la Décentralisation et des Affaires Religieuses, République du Niger, Niamey 2010, p. 13 ( decentralization-niger.org [PDF; accessed on September 22, 2019]).
  6. ^ A b Ordonnance N ° 2010-54 on September 17th, 2010 portant Code Général des Collectivités Territoriales de la République du Niger . In: Code général des collectivités territoriales. Recueil des textes sur la decentralization. Edition 2011 . Direction Générale de la Décentralisation et de la Déconcentration, Ministère de l'Intérieur, de la Sécurité, de la Décentralisation et des Affaires Religieuses, République du Niger, Niamey 2010, p. 53 ( decentralization-niger.org [PDF; accessed on September 22, 2019]).
  7. ↑ Décret N ° 2010-678 / PCSRD / MISD / AR of 07 octobre 2010 fixant le nombre de sièges par Conseil Régional . In: Code général des collectivités territoriales. Recueil des textes sur la decentralization. Edition 2011 . Direction Générale de la Décentralisation et de la Déconcentration, Ministère de l'Intérieur, de la Sécurité, de la Décentralisation et des Affaires Religieuses, République du Niger, Niamey 2010, p. 182 ( decentralization-niger.org [PDF; accessed September 22, 2019]).
  8. ^ Institut Nationale de la Statistique du Niger (ed.): Annuaire statistique des cinquante ans d'indépendance du Niger . Niamey 2010, p. 49 ( online version ; PDF; 3.1 MB).
  9. ↑ Presentation of the results globaux définitifs du Quatrième (4ème) Recensement Général de la Population et de l'Habitat (RGP / H) de 2012. (PDF file) Institut National de la Statistique, 2014, accessed on April 18, 2014 (French ).
  10. ^ Website of the Institut National de la Statistique du Niger ( Memento of February 1, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on December 27, 2009.
  11. ↑ FAO: La region de Tahoua
  12. ↑ Statistiques de l'éducation de base. Annuaire 2009–2010 (PDF; 19.1 MB). Nigerien Ministry of Education website, published September 2010, accessed February 14, 2012.