Tanout Department
Tanout | |
|---|---|
Tanout Department location in the region | |
| Country | Niger |
| Region | Zinder Region |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,222 sq mi (10,935 km2) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 429,150 |
| • Density | 101.65/sq mi (39.246/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (GMT 1) |
Tanout is a department of the Zinder Region in Niger. Its administrative seat is the city of Tanout. As of 2012, the department had a total population of 429,150 people.
On 15 April 2010, the Council of Ministers announced that Amadou Seybou Dioffo, a retired Captain from the Niger Armed Forces, had been appointed prefect of the department.