Tenhya

Commune and village in Zinder, Niger

14°07′02″N 8°51′23″E / 14.11722°N 8.85639°E / 14.11722; 8.85639Country

NigerRegionZinderDepartmentTanoutArea

• Total4,222 sq mi (10,935 km²)Population

(2012 census)

• Total31,057 • Density7.4/sq mi (2.8/km²)Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

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]

References

^ Loi n° 2002-014 du 11 JUIN 2002 portant création des communes et fixant le nom de leurs chefs-lieux. Includes list of 213 communes rurales and seats, 52 Communes urbaines and seats
^ "Niger: Municipal Division (Departments and Communes) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
^ 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