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Yobe
State
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Nicknames: Pride of the Sahel
Location of Yobe State in Nigeria
Coordinates: 12°00′N 11°30′E / 12.000°N 11.500°E / 12.000; 11.500
Country	Nigeria
Date created	27 August 1991
Capital	Damaturu
Government
• Body	Government of Yobe State
• Governor (List)	Mai Mala Buni (APC)
• Deputy Governor	Idi Barde Gubana (APC)
• Legislature	Yobe State House of Assembly
• Senators	C: Ibrahim Gaidam (APC) N: Ahmed Lawan (APC) S: Ibrahim Mohammed Bomai (APC)
• Representatives	List
Area
• Total	45,502 km (17,568 sq mi)
• Rank	6th of 36
Population
• Total	2,321,339
• Estimate	4,000,000
• Rank	32nd of 36
GDP (PPP)
• Year	2023
• Total	$8.3 billion
• Per capita	$2,190
Time zone	UTC+01 (WAT)
postal code	620001
Area code	+234
ISO 3166 code	NG-YO
HDI (2018)	0.365 low · 35th of 37

Yobe was created on 27 August 1991. It is a mainly agricultural state, and it is a state located in northeastern Nigeria. Yobe State was carved out of Borno State. The capital of Yobe State is Damaturu; its largest and most populated city is Potiskum.

LGAs

Yobe State consists of 17 local government areas (or LGAs). They are:

• Bade
• Bursari
• Damaturu
• Geidam
• Gujba
• Gulani
• Fika
• Fune
• Jakusko
• Karasuwa
• Machina
• Nangere
• Nguru
• Potiskum
• Tarmuwa
• Yunusari
• Yusufari

External links

• Yobe State Government homepage
• UCLA Yobe Languages Project
• Erdal Can Alkoçlar
• Nigerian Post Office, with a map of LGAs of the state

References

1. "2006 PHC Priority Tables – NATIONAL POPULATION COMMISSION". population.gov.ng. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
2. ^ "TelluBase—Nigeria Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). Tellusant. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
3. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
4. "Yobe State of Nigeria :: Nigeria Information & Guide". www.nigeriagalleria.com. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
5. "Yobe State". Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
6. Admin (23 February 2019). "Local Government Areas in Yobe State". Nigeria Postcode. Retrieved 11 November 2022.

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