Tahoua (Niger)

Tahoua is a city in Niger and the administrative centre of the Department of Tahoua and the larger Tahoua Region. It has a population of 99,900 (2004).OverviewThe city is primarily a market town for the surrounding agricultural area. It serves as an entrepot for Tuareg merchants from the north and Fulani traders from the south. Phosphates and gypsum are mined there as well.It is divided into a pair of urban municipalities: Tahoua I and Tahoua II.TransportTahoua is served by the Tahoua Airport.Twin towns, Luanda