Tenhya Explained

Official Name:Tenhya
Settlement Type:Commune and village
Pushpin Map:Niger
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Niger
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Niger
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Zinder
Subdivision Type2:Department
Subdivision Name2:Tanout
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:10,935
Population As Of:2012 census
Population Total:31,057
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:WAT
Utc Offset:+1
Coordinates:14.1172°N 8.8564°W

Tenhya is a village and rural commune in Niger.[1] As of 2012, it had a total population of 31,057 people.[2] Tenhya is located in the northern Sahel. The neighboring municipalities are Aderbissinat in the northwest, the northeast Tabelot, Tesker to the east and south and Tarka in the west. The rural community of Tenhya was founded in 2002 as an administrative unit. The main ethnic groups are the Fulani subgroup Wodaabe and the Tuareg subgroups Ichiriffen, Imdan, Inesseliman, Kel Ates, Kel Iferwane and Ifoghas, mainly engaged in pastoral farming.[3]

Notes and References

  1. 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
  2. Web site: Niger: Municipal Division (Departments and Communes) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map . 2024-02-21 . www.citypopulation.de.
  3. Ministère de l’élevage et des industries animales / République du Niger (Hrsg.): La mobilité pastorale dans la Région de Zinder. Stratégies et dynamisme des sociétés pastorales. Niamey 2009