Nguru (Nigeria)

Nguru
Nguru
Coordinates	12 ° 53 '  N , 10 ° 27'  E Coordinates: 12 ° 53 '  N , 10 ° 27'  E
Basic data
Country	Nigeria
State	Yobe
Residents	150,699 (2006)

Nguru is a city and Local Government Area in the state of Yobe in Nigeria .

geography

Nguru is bordered by Yusufari to the north, Karasuwa to the east, Guri to the south, Biriniwa to the west and Machina to the northwest . The main town of Nguru is around fifty kilometers from the state border with Niger . The Hadejia-Nguru wetlands extend southeast of Nguru . The annually recurring flooding of the wetlands is essential for the sectors of agriculture, grazing and fishing practiced by the population. They also replenish the groundwater reserves on which the city depends. South of the city lies the 37 km² large Nguru Lake , which plays an important role in feeding the local population due to its abundance of fish.

history

Nguru was a province of the Kanem-Bornu Empire . At the beginning of the 19th century, the expansion of the Sokoto Caliphate under Usman dan Fodio threatened the empire, which called on troops from Nguru to help. The ruler of Nguru tried to gain independence from Kanem-Bornu during the chaos of war, but was only supported by the ruler of the province of Mounio and was unsuccessful. In Zinder , another province of Kanem-Bornus, the rule of Sultan Amadou dan Ténimoun began in 1893 . The Sultan first conquered Machina and then Nguru, where he installed a new ruler. After the Battle of Kousséri in 1900 and the associated fall of the Kanem-Bornu Empire, Nguru became British . In independent Nigeria, Nguru belonged to the state of Borno from 1976 until the state of Yobe was separated from Borno in 1991.

population

According to the 2006 census, Nguru has 150,699 inhabitants.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Lizzie Williams: Nigeria . 2nd Edition. Bradt, Chalfont St Peter 2008, ISBN 978-1-84162-239-2 , pp. 281 .
2. ↑ MM Abubakar, J. Auta: Survey of Fisheries Resources of Nguru Lake (PDF; 102 kB) In: Journal of Biological Science and Bioconservation , Volume 4, September 2012 (English)
3. ↑ Edmond Séré de Rivières: Histoire du Niger . Berger-Levrault, Paris 1965, p. 106 .
4. ↑ Edmond Séré de Rivières: Histoire du Niger . Berger-Levrault, Paris 1965, p. 108 .
5. ↑ Edmond Séré de Rivières: Histoire du Niger . Berger-Levrault, Paris 1965, p. 141 .
6. ↑ Toyin Falola , Ann Genova: Historical Dictionary of Nigeria . Scarecrow Press, Plymouth 2009, ISBN 978-0-8108-5615-8 , pp. 65 .
7. ↑ 2006 Population and Housing Census. Population Distribution by Age & Sex. (PDF; 34.2 MB) (No longer available online.) National Population Commission, April 2010, p. 346 , archived from the original on January 20, 2017 ; accessed on March 8, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.