Tillabéri Region
Tillabéri | |
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UTC+1 (West Africa Time) | |
HDI (2021) | 0.499[2] low · 2nd of 7 |
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 district enclaved within Tillabéri Region.[3]
Geography
Tillabéri borders
Settlements
Tillabéri is the regional capital; other major settlements include
Administrative subdivisions
Tillabéri is divided into 13 departments:
- Abala Department
- Ayourou Department
- Balléyara Department
- Banibangou Department
- Bankilaré Department
- Filingue Department
- Gothèye Department
- Kollo Department
- Ouallam Department
- Say Department
- Téra Department
- Tillabéri Department
- Torodi Department
Climate
Tillabéri has a hot arid climate (BWh in the Köppen climate classification) despite receiving almost 400 millimetres or 16 inches of rainfall per year, due to the extreme heat and high evaporation.
Climate data for Tillaberi (1961-1990) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.3 (90.1) |
35.6 (96.1) |
38.9 (102.0) |
41.4 (106.5) |
41.5 (106.7) |
38.8 (101.8) |
35.4 (95.7) |
33.7 (92.7) |
35.6 (96.1) |
38.4 (101.1) |
36.4 (97.5) |
33.0 (91.4) |
36.7 (98.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.6 (76.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
30.9 (87.6) |
33.6 (92.5) |
34.7 (94.5) |
32.7 (90.9) |
30.2 (86.4) |
28.9 (84.0) |
30.1 (86.2) |
31.2 (88.2) |
28.4 (83.1) |
25.3 (77.5) |
29.8 (85.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.0 (62.6) |
19.4 (66.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
25.9 (78.6) |
27.9 (82.2) |
26.7 (80.1) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.5 (76.1) |
23.9 (75.0) |
20.4 (68.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
22.9 (73.2) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
2.3 (0.09) |
5.6 (0.22) |
16.6 (0.65) |
46.8 (1.84) |
102.7 (4.04) |
143.1 (5.63) |
69.9 (2.75) |
10.8 (0.43) |
0.3 (0.01) |
0.1 (0.00) |
398.2 (15.66) |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 285.2 | 260.4 | 269.7 | 246.0 | 272.8 | 255.0 | 248.0 | 235.6 | 249.0 | 279.0 | 279.0 | 279.0 | 3,175.5 |
Source: NOAA[5] |
Demographics
As of 2012 the population of the region was 2,722,482. The economy of the region of Tillabéri is based primary on agriculture, livestock and fishery production. However, Tillabéri is rich in mineral resources (gold and iron ore) and increasingly becoming attractive for future mining investments. In 2004, the first gold mine in Based on data from the National Statistics Institute of Niger, The region of Tillaberi is 1st producer of rice (5,700 tonnes), 5th for sorghum (40,900 tonnes), 5th for millet (39,9400 tonnes), 3rd for corn (1,100 tonnes), 5th for black-eyed peas (15,3000 tonnes) and 5th in peanut (2,400 tonnes) in 2011 among regions.[9] It is also an important livestock producer and the 1st producer of cattle with recorded 2087 thousand cattle heads in 2011.[10] Although the Niger river is crossing through this region, it is only the 3rd producer of fishery products with 637 thousand tonnes in 2011.[11]
The region is home to the Samira Hill Gold Mine in Téra, which opened in 2004.[12] In addition to gold, the region is rich in iron ore with estimated reserves of 650 million tonnes in Say.[13]
The region of Tillabéri has many tourist sites. The W National Park, which straddles the tri-border area of Benin-Burkina Faso-Niger, is classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.[14] The park contains a wide variety of fauna and flora on side located in Niger. The region has a modest hospitality infrastructure with only two 4-star hotels and 137 rooms (42 rooms for the 4 star hotels).[15]
Tillabéri is badly affected by the Year Pop. ±% 1977 928,849 — 1985 1,328,283 +43.0% 2001 1,872,436 +41.0% 2012 2,722,482 +45.4% source:[8] Economy
Agriculture, livestock and fishery
Mining
Tourism
Crime
See also
References