Gombe State




State in Nigeria













































































Gombe State
State

Flag of Gombe State
Flag
Nickname(s): 
Jewel in the Savannah


Location of Gombe State in Nigeria
Location of Gombe State in Nigeria

Coordinates: 10°15′N 11°10′E / 10.250°N 11.167°E / 10.250; 11.167Coordinates: 10°15′N 11°10′E / 10.250°N 11.167°E / 10.250; 11.167
Country
 Nigeria
Date created 1 October 1996
Capital Gombe
Government

 • Governor
(List)


Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo (PDP)
 • Deputy Governor Charles Iliya
Area

 • Total 18,768 km2 (7,246 sq mi)
Area rank 21st of 36
Population
(2006 census)1

 • Total 2,365,040[1]
 • Rank 33rd of 36

GDP (PPP)

 • Year 2007
 • Total $2.50 billion[2]
 • Per capita $1,036[2]
Time zone
UTC+01 (WAT)
ISO 3166 code NG-GO

HDI (2016)
0.401[3] · 26th of 36
Website gombestate.gov.ng

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Gombe, usually referred to as Gombe State to distinguish it from the city of Gombe, is located in the northeastern part of Nigeria, is one of the country's 36 states; its capital is Gombe. The boundaries of the state roughly correspond to those of the Tangale-Waja Chiefdom and Gombe Emirate, a traditional state.


The State, nicknamed the Jewel of Excellence, was formed in October 1996 from part of the old Bauchi State by the Abacha military government. Its location in the north eastern zone, right within the expansive savannah, allows the state to share common borders with the states of Borno, Yobe, Taraba, Adamawa and Bauchi. The state has an area of 20,265 km² and a population of around 2,365,000 people as of 2006.[1] Gombe has two distinct climates, the dry season (November–March) and the rainy season (April–October) with an average rainfall of 850mm. The State is headed by the Executive Governor Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo and also has 24 State House Assembly members. Gombe has 11 Local Government Areas and 14 Emirates /chiefdoms. It has 3 Senators and 6 Members in the National Assembly.



Local Government Areas


Gombe State consists of eleven (11) Local Government Areas. They are:
























































































LGA
Area (km2)
Census 2006
population
Administrative capital
Postal
code

Akko
2,627
337,853
Kumo
771

Balanga
1,626
212,549
Tallase
761

Billiri
737
202,144
Billiri
771

Dukku
3,815
207,190
Dukku
760

Funakaye
1,415
236,087

Bajoga
762

Gombe
52
268,000

Gombe (city)
760

Kaltungo
881
149,805
Kaltungo
770

Kwami
1,787
195,298
Mallam Sidi
760

Nafada
1,586
138,185
Nafada
762

Shongom
922
151,520
Boh
770

Yamaltu/Deba
1,981
255,248
Deba Habe
761



Demographic composition


Gombe State is a multi-ethnic society that consists of the dominant Fulani tribe, who inhabit the Northern part of the Gombe State, and Tangale, who occupy the southern part of the state. Other ethnicities include the Hausa, Tera, Waja, Bolewa, and Kanuri, with their different cultural as well as lingual affiliations. The second largest ethnic group apart from Hausa is the Tera, who occupy the greater part of Yamaltu Deba Local Government. The state capital, Gombe, is a reflection of the heterogeneity of the state.



References





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  2. ^ ab "C-GIDD (Canback Global Income Distribution Database)". Canback Dangel. Retrieved 2008-08-20.


  3. ^ "National Human Development Report 2018" (PDF).











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