Yobe State
Yobe | |
|---|---|
State | |
| Nicknames: Pride of the Sahel | |
Location of Yobe State in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 12°00′N 11°30′E / 12.000°N 11.500°E | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Date created | 27 August 1991 |
| Capital | Damaturu |
| Government | |
| • Governor (List) | Mai Mala Buni (APC) |
| • Deputy Governor | Idi Barde Gubana |
| • Senators |
|
| Area | |
| • Total | 45,502 km2 (17,568 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 6th of 36 |
| Population (2006 census) | |
| • Total | 2,321,339[1] |
| • Estimate (2011) | 2,757,000 |
| • Rank | 32nd of 36 |
| GDP (PPP) | |
| • Year | 2007 |
| • Total | $2.01 billion[2] |
| • Per capita | $843[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (WAT) |
| postal code | 320001 |
| ISO 3166 code | NG-YO |
| HDI (2018) | 0.365[3] low · 35th of 37 |
Yobe is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. The capital is Damaturu. It was created on 27 August 1991.
Local government areas
The state consists of 17 local government areas including:
- Bade
- Bursari
- Damaturu
- Geidam
- Gujba
- Gulani
- Fika
- Fune
- Jakusko
- Karasuwa
- Machina
- Nangere
- Nguru
- Potiskum
- Tarmuwa
- Yunusari
- Yusufari
References
- ↑ "2006 PHC Priority Tables – NATIONAL POPULATION COMMISSION". population.gov.ng. Archived from the original on 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "C-GIDD (Canback Global Income Distribution Database)". Canback Dangel. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.