Filingué is a
department of the
Tillabéri Region
Tillabéri (var. ''Tillabéry'') is one of the seven regions of Niger. The capital of the region is Tillabéri. Tillabéri Region was created in 1992, when Niamey Region was split, with Niamey and its immediate hinterland becoming a new ''capital ...
in
Niger
Niger, officially the Republic of the Niger, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is a unitary state Geography of Niger#Political geography, bordered by Libya to the Libya–Niger border, north-east, Chad to the Chad–Niger border, east ...
. Its capital lies at the city of
Filingué
Filingué is a town in southwestern Niger and is the capital city of Filingue Department, Filingué Department. It is situated on the eastern bank of the Dallol Bosso valley, some 180 km northeast of Niger's capital city Niamey.
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, and includes the towns of
Kourfey,
Bonkoukou,
Tabala, and
Tondikandia. As of 2012, the department had a total population of 306,726 people.
Communes
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Filingué
Filingué is a town in southwestern Niger and is the capital city of Filingue Department, Filingué Department. It is situated on the eastern bank of the Dallol Bosso valley, some 180 km northeast of Niger's capital city Niamey.
Famous people ...
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Imanan
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Kourfeye
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Tondikandia
References
*Portions of this article were translated from the French language Wikipedia article
:fr:Tillabéri (région), 2008-06-19.
Departments of Niger
Tillabéri Region
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