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Tillabéri

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Also known as Tillabéry, Tillaberi, Tillabery

Tillabéri (var. Tillabéry) is a town in the extreme west of Niger. It is situated northwest of the capital Niamey on the River Niger. It is an important market town and administrative center, being the capital of department of Tillabéri and Tillabéri Region. The town had a population of 47,678 at the 2012 census.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Tillabéri
Settlement.other_name
Tillabéry
Settlement.image_skyline
Niger, Tillabéri, 2008 19.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Tillabéri in 2008
Settlement.pushpin_map
Niger
Settlement.pushpin_relief
1
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
top
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Niger
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Tillabéri Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Department
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Tillabéri Department
Settlement.area_total_km2
729.2
Settlement.population_as_of
2012
Settlement.population_total
47,678
Settlement.population_urban
22,774

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Tillabéri
Country
Niger
Continent
Africa
Population
5270
Elevation
215
Body of water
Niger River
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Commons category
Tillabéri
twinned administrative body
Thale
native label
Tillabéri
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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Climate
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Tillabéri (var. Tillabéry) is a town in the extreme west of Niger. It is situated northwest of the capital Niamey on the River Niger. It is an important market town and administrative center, being the capital of department of Tillabéri and Tillabéri Region. The town had a population of 47,678 at the 2012 census.

==Climate== Tillabéri has a hot arid climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), despite receiving around of rainfall per year, due to the extreme and persistent heat and consequent extreme potential evapotranspiration. Every month averages over maximum temperature. Only August at the height of the wet season with its elevated and oppressive humidity, alongside December and January in the middle of the long dry season, average maxima under . In terms of high temperature, even mornings are uncomfortable except during December and January, when the strong dusty harmattan wind prevails.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tillabéri” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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