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Tillabéri
Region
Street scene in Filingué, Tillabéri
Location within Niger
Coordinates: 14°13′N 1°27′E / 14.217°N 1.450°E / 14.217; 1.450
Country	Niger
Capital	Tillabéri
Government
• Governor	Hassoumi Djabirou
Area
• Total	89,623 km (34,604 sq mi)
Population
• Total	2,722,482
• Density	30/km (79/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (West Africa Time)
HDI (2021)	0.424 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.

Geography

Tillabéri borders Mali (Gao Region) to the north, Tahoua Region to the east, Dosso Region to the southeast, Benin (Alibori Department) to the south, and Burkina Faso (Sahel Region and Est Region) to the west. The Niamey Capital District forms an enclave within the region. Tillabéri contains almost all of Niger's share of the Niger river, as well as several seasonal (known as Gorouol, Sirba) and permanent (known as Mékrou, Tapoa) watercourses. The W National Park is located in the extreme south of the region and extends into Burkina Faso and Benin. The northwestern areas of the region (Ouallam and Filingué) have a savannah type flora and fauna.

Settlements

Tillabéri is the regional capital; other major settlements include Abala, Ayourou, Banibangou, Bankilare, Filingue, Ouallam, Say, Téra and Torodi.

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.

Demographics

As of 2012 the population of the region was 2,722,482. The main ethnolinguistic groups are the Zarma (also referred to as 'Djerma') and Songhai with minority Tuareg, Fulani, and Hausa populations.

Economy

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 Téra began operation. In addition, the region of Tillabéri has great touristic potential with W National Park, the Niger river and many more attractions.

Agriculture, livestock and fishery

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 (39,940 tonnes), 3rd for corn (1,100 tonnes), 5th for black-eyed peas (15,300 tonnes) and 5th in peanut (2,400 tonnes) in 2011 among regions. It is also an important livestock producer and the 1st producer of cattle with recorded 2087 thousand cattle heads in 2011. Although the Niger river is crossing through this region, it is only the 3rd producer of fishery products with 637 thousand tonnes in 2011.

Mining

The region is home to the Samira Hill Gold Mine in Téra, which opened in 2004. In addition to gold, the region is rich in iron ore with estimated reserves of 650 million tonnes in Say.

Tourism

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. 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).

Crime

Tillabéri is badly affected by the insurgency in the Maghreb. Major attacks occurred in January 2020, May 2020, August 2020 and January 2021.

See also

• Departments of Niger
• Regions of Niger
• Communes of Niger

References

1. Annuaire statistique du Niger
2. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
3. According to Statsoid Archived 2009-07-24 at the Wayback Machine: "~1992: Tillabéry Region split from Niamey (whose FIPS code was NG05 before the change). Status of Niamey changed from Region to capital district."
4. "Niger: Tillaberi: Carte référentielle (20 janvier 2018)" (PDF). UNOCHA. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
5. "Tillabery Climate Normals". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
6. Annuaire statistique du Niger
7. "Languages of Niger". Ethnologue. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
8. Niger: Administrative Division population statistics
9. Annuaire statistique du Niger - Agriculture
10. Annuaire statistique du Niger - Eleveage
11. Annuaire statistique du Niger - Peche
12. Samira Hill Gold Mine: African Development Information Database Archived 2008-11-22 at the Wayback Machine.
13. Niger Mining
14. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (n.d.), World Heritage List, archived from the original on 1 November 2015, retrieved 5 November 2015.
15. - Tillaberi

v t e Regions and Departments of Niger
Capital: Niamey in Niamey Capital District
Agadez Region	Aderbissina Department Arlit Department Bilma Department Iferouane Department In-Gall Department Tchirozerine Department
Diffa Region	Bosso Department Diffa Department Goudoumaria Department Maine-soroa Department N'Gourti Department N'guigmi Department
Dosso Region	Boboye Department Dioundiou Department Dogondoutchi Department Dosso Department Falmey Department Gaya Department Loga Department Tibiri Department
Maradi Region	Aguie Department Bermo Department Dakoro Department Gazaoua Department Guidan Roumdji Department Madarounfa Department Maradi City Mayahi Department Tessaoua Department
Tahoua Region	Abalak Department Bagaroua Department Bkonni Department Bouza Department Illela Department Keita Department Madaoua Department Malbaza Department Tahoua Department Tahoua City Tassara Department Tchin-Tabaraden Department Tillia Department
Tillabéri Region	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
Zinder Region	Belbédji Department Damagaram Takaya Department Dungass Department Goure Department Magaria Department Matameye Department Mirriah Department Takeita Department Tanout Department Tesker Department Zinder City

• Tillabéri Region
• 1992 establishments in Niger
• Regions of Niger
• States and territories established in 1992