Filingué

Also known as Fillingué

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Settlement.official_name: Filingué
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Niger, Filingué (14), street scene.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Scene in the town's centre
Settlement.pushpin_map: Niger
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Tillabéri Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Filingué Department
Settlement.area_total_km2: 4,420
Settlement.population_as_of: 2012 Institut National de la Statistique du Niger
Settlement.population_note: Ethnic breakdown: 70% Fulani, 10% Djerma, 10% Tuareg, 5% Hausa, 5% originating from neighbouring countries.
Settlement.population_total: 92,097
Settlement.population_urban: 12,590
Settlement.elevation_m: 225

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Population: 6311
Area: 14838
Elevation: 225
Image: Niger, Filingué (10), street scene.jpg

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Filingué is a town in southwestern Niger and is the capital city of Filingué Department and Kourfeye. It is situated on the eastern bank of the Dallol Bosso valley, some 183 km northeast of Niger's capital city Niamey.

Famous people include Abdourahamane Tchiani, the President of Niger