Tahoua is a city of the Niger, chief town of the area Tahoua and capital of Ader. Tahoua is in extreme cases of the zone of the cultures and the zone sahelienne where the Peul hs and the Touareg S nomadisent, in the center of a pastoral and agricultural area whose installation is continued on the sites of culture of against season by the sedentarized populations Nomade S with Keita, Konni, Bouza and Abalak. Tahoua, old stage of the caravans, is primarily a large very picturesque market where meet Aderawa of language Haoussa, Peuhl, Touareg and Zarma. Tahoua counts six departments (of which ILLELA- KEITA- BIRN KONNI- BOUZA- TCHINTABARADEN-MADAOUA) In 2004, the population was of 99,900 inhabitants.

Mines of Phosphate and Gypse are present at the neighborhoods.

See too

• Area of Tahoua