Madaoua
Sign in to saveMadaoua (var. Madoua, Madawa) is a town and urban commune located in the Tahoua Region of Niger. It has a population of 127,254 (2012 census). It is seat of the Madaoua Department, forming the southwest corner of the Region, and is an Urban Commune.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Madaoua
- Settlement.other_name
- Madoua, Madawa
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Commune
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Madaoua 15.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Huts in Madaoua
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- Niger
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- bottom
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- 300
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- Location in Niger
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Tahoua Region
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- Department
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Madaoua Department
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- Urban Commune
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- Madaoua
- Settlement.government_type
- Seat of Departmental councils, Urban Commune
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 777.1
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Madaoua (var. Madoua, Madawa) is a town and urban commune located in the Tahoua Region of Niger. It has a population of 127,254 (2012 census). It is seat of the Madaoua Department, forming the southwest corner of the Region, and is an Urban Commune.
== Geography == thumb|Landscape The agricultural town is located in the fertile plain of the Tarka Valley in the Sahel region. The city centre lies at an altitude of 322 m. Madaoua's neighbouring municipalities are Bouza and Karofane in the north, Ourno in the east, Bangui in the south, Sabon-Guida in the southwest, Galma Koudawatché in the west and Azarori in the northwest.