Filingué

Filingué
Town
Scene in the town's centre
Filingué Location within Niger
Coordinates: 14°21′0″N 3°19′0″E
Country	Niger
Region	Tillabéri Region
Department	Filingué Department
Area
• Town	4,420 km2 (1,710 sq mi)
Elevation	225 m (738 ft)
Population  (2012 Institut National de la Statistique du Niger)
• Town	92,097
• Urban	12,590
	Ethnic breakdown: 70% Fulani, 10% Djerma, 10% Tuareg, 5% Hausa, 5% originating from neighbouring countries.

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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.

Abdourahamane Tchiani, a president of Niger, hails from Filingué.

As pools of stagnant water remain in this valley in the dry season there's a lot of mudbrick making.