Filingué Department

Filingue
Département de Filingué
Filingue Department location in the region
Country Niger
RegionTillabéri Region
DepartmentalFilingué
Area
  Total
10,470 km2 (4,040 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
  Total
306,726
  Density29/km2 (76/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (GMT 1)

Filingué is a department of the Tillabéri Region in Niger. Its capital lies at the city of Filingué, and includes the towns of Kourfey, Bonkoukou, Tabala, and Tondikandia. As of 2012, the department had a total population of 306,726 people.