Tillabéri Department
Encyclopedia
Tillabéri is a department
of the Tillabéri Region in Niger
. Its capital lies at the city of Tillabéri
, and contains the Communes
of Ayorou (as of 2001 the largest town in Department), Anzourou
, Dessa
, Kourteye
, and Sinder
. Tillabéri
is also the capitol of Tillabéri Region. The western border of the Department is formed by the Niger River
.
Departments of Niger
||The Regions of Niger are subdivided into 63 Departments . Before the devolution program on 1999-2005, these Departments were styled arrondissements. Confusingly, the next level up had, before 2002-2005 been styled Departments. Prior to a revision in 2011, there had been 36 Departments. A draft...
of the Tillabéri Region in Niger
Niger
Niger , officially named the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east...
. Its capital lies at the city of Tillabéri
Tillabéri
Tillabéri is a town in northwest Niger. It is situated 120 km northwest of the capital Niamey on the River Niger. It is an important market town and administrative center, it is capital of the department of Tillabéri and Tillabéri Region. The town had a population of over 16000 at the 2001 census...
, and contains the Communes
Communes of Niger
The Departments of Niger are subdivided into communes. As of 2005, in the seven Regions and one Capital Area, there were 36 départements, divided into 265 communes, 122 cantons and 81 groupements...
of Ayorou (as of 2001 the largest town in Department), Anzourou
Anzourou
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, Dessa
Dessa, Niger
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, Kourteye
Kourteye
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, and Sinder
Sinder
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. Tillabéri
Tillabéri
Tillabéri is a town in northwest Niger. It is situated 120 km northwest of the capital Niamey on the River Niger. It is an important market town and administrative center, it is capital of the department of Tillabéri and Tillabéri Region. The town had a population of over 16000 at the 2001 census...
is also the capitol of Tillabéri Region. The western border of the Department is formed by the Niger River
Niger River
The Niger River is the principal river of western Africa, extending about . Its drainage basin is in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in southeastern Guinea...
.