Filingue is a
department of the
Tillabéri Region
Tillabéri (var. ''Tillabéry'') is one of the eight 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 ...
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Filingue is a town in southwestern Niger and is the capital city of Filingue 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 2011, the department had a total population of 553,127 people.
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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