Tamou Explained
| Official Name: | Tamou |
| Settlement Type: | Commune and village |
| Pushpin Map: | Niger |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Niger |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tillabéri Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | Department |
| Subdivision Name2: | Say Department |
| Subdivision Type3: | Rural Commune |
| Subdivision Name3: | Tamou Commune |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 4,887 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 census |
| Population Total: | 89,782 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | WAT |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Coordinates: | 12.75°N 13°W |
Tamou is a village and "Rural commune" in Niger.[1] The town is capital of its Rural Commune in the Say Department of Tillabéri Region, in the far southwest of the nation.[2] It is southwest of Niamey, on the right (western) bank of the Niger River, between the departmental capital Say and the border of Burkina Faso.[3] [4] Tamou Commune is home to the Tamou Total Reserve, a wildlife reserve which is part of the larger W National Park and Transborder Reserve. The Tamou Reserve, in which local people also live, is primarily dedicated to the protection of African Elephant populations which migrate through the region.[5] [6]
As of 2012, it had a population of 89,782.[7]
Notable people
References
12.75°N 13°W
Notes and References
- http://www.case.ibimet.cnr.it/den/Documents/code_rural/cdrom/doc%20pdf/Loi%20N%B02002-14%20cr%E9ation%20des%20communes.pdf Loi n° 2002-014 du 11 JUIN 2002 portant création des communes et fixant le nom de leurs chefs-lieux
- Book: Decalo
, Samuel
. Historical Dictionary of the Niger (3rd ed.). Scarecrow Press. Boston & Folkestone. 1997. 0-8108-3136-8.
- Book: Geels
, Jolijn
. Niger. Bradt UK / Globe Pequot Press. Chalfont St Peter, Bucks / Guilford, CT. 2006. 978-1-84162-152-4.
- IGN(Paris)/IGNN(Niamey) . IGN Carte Touristique 85029 Niger(1) . 1994 . 1:2000000 . 978-2-11-850291-1 .
- https://archive.today/20110813153305/http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/119848932/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0 T. O. McSHANE Elephant-fire relationships in Combretum/Terminalia woodland in south-west Niger
- Benoit M (1998) Statut et usage du sol en périphérie du parc national du "W" du Niger. Tome 1 : Contribution à l’étude du milieu naturel et des ressources végétales du canton de Tamou et du Parc du "W". ORSTOM, Niamey, Niger, 41 p.
- Web site: Niger: Municipal Division (Departments and Communes) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map . 2024-02-21 . www.citypopulation.de.
