Niamtougou is a market town and the district capital of Doufelgou District in the Kara Region of Togo, 28 kilometers north of the city of Kara along the country's main north-south highway. Its population was about 24,000 in 2005, and the town comprises the villages of Niamtougou, Koka, Baga, Tenega, Yaka and Agbande. Niamtougou hosts one of the region's largest weekly markets, held every Sunday, and is home to Niamtougou International Airport, Togo's second largest airport after Lome's Tokoin International Airport, located 4 kilometers north in Baga. The town also houses local administrative offices for interior, education and rural development ministries.
Facts
Population Estimate Year Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Niamtougou (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 27,132 (2023)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 9.766667, longitude 1.1
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 27132 (2023)
View the Source2. GeoNames: Niamtougou - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2364812
9.76806 1.10528 P PPL TG 23 23261 469 Africa/Lome
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 469 m
View the Source 3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 9.75, 1.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 9.75, 1.25
9.75 1.25 Aw
Niamtougou (Wikipedia)
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Niamtougou is a market town in and district capital of Doufelgou District (Préfecture), in the Kara Region of Togo.
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