Yobe

Yobe

Basic data
Capital :	Damaturu
founded:	August 27, 1991
Governor :	Bukar Ibrahim
ISO 3166-2 :	NG-YO
surface
Area :	45,502 km²
Rank in Nigeria:	6th
population
Residents :	3,294,100 (2016)
Population density :	73 inhabitants / km² (2016)
Rank in Nigeria:	30th

Location of Yobe in Nigeria

Yobe is a federal state of the West African country Nigeria with the capital Damaturu , which is also the largest city in the state with 255,913 inhabitants (2005).

geography

The state is located in the northeast of the country and is bordered by the Republic of Niger to the north, the state of Gombe to the south , the state of Jigawa to the northwest , the state of Bauchi to the southwest, and the state of Borno to the east . The state of Yobe, like the state of Borno, is located in the Nigerian part of the Chad basin .

The main rivers are the Hadejia and the Jama'are , both of which irrigate the Hadejia-Nguru wetlands and near the village of Gashua the two merge, this river is then called the Komadugu Yobe . A branch of the Hadeija flowing to the north, the Marma Canal, flows into the 37 km² large Nguru Lake . The Bade Nguru Wetland and the Bulatura Area are national nature reserves and part of the Chad Basin National Park .

history

The state was formed on August 27, 1991 from part of the state of Borno.

The first administrator was Sanni Daura Ahmed between August 28, 1991 and January 1992. Bukar Ibrahim has been the current governor since May 29, 1999 .

population

The largest ethnic group living in the state of Yobe are the Fulani . In addition, the Kanuri , Kare-Kare , Bolewa , Ngizim , Bade , Hausa , Ngamo and Shuwa live in Yobe .

Islam is by far the largest religion in the province. Jobe introduced Islamic law, the Sharia , at the turn of the millennium .

Governors and administrators

Sanni Daura Ahmed (Administrator 1991–1992)
Bukar Abba Ibrahim (Governor 1992–1993)
Dabo Aliyu (administrator 1993–1996)
John Kamio (Administrator 1996-1998)
Musa Mohammed (administrator 1998–1999)

administration

The state is divided into 17 Local Government Areas . These are: Barde, Bosari, Damaturu, Fika, Fune, Geidam, Gujba, Gulani, Jakusko, Karasuwa, Machina, Nangere, Nguru , Potiskum, Tarmua, Yunusari and Yusufari.

economy

The agriculture and fishing are the main economic activities in Yobe. The state's cattle markets are among the largest in West Africa. The climatic and ecological conditions allow the cultivation of rubber , peanuts , beans , cotton and other things. On mineral resources are gypsum , kaolin and quartz present.

Villages and towns

Individual evidence

↑ Nigeria: States & Agglomerations - Population Statistics, Maps, Graphics, Weather and Web Information. Retrieved February 7, 2018 .
↑ Abubakar, MM and Auta, J. SURVEY OF FISHERIES RESOURCES OF NGURU LAKE in Volume Journal of Biological Science and Bioconservation 4, September 2012 (PDF document; 102 kB)
↑ ^a ^b Ethnic groups in Nigeria
^ "Yobe", Online Nigeria: here on August 3, 2007

[1] Nigeria: States & Agglomerations - Population Statistics, Maps, Graphics, Weather and Web Information. Retrieved February 7, 2018 .

[2] Abubakar, MM and Auta, J. SURVEY OF FISHERIES RESOURCES OF NGURU LAKE in Volume Journal of Biological Science and Bioconservation 4, September 2012 (PDF document; 102 kB)

[KN-3] Ethnic groups in Nigeria

[4] "Yobe", Online Nigeria: here on August 3, 2007