Yobe State
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| Yobe State State nickname: Pride of the sahel |
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Mamman Bello Ali (ANPP) | |
| Date Created | 27 August 1991 | |
| Capital | Damaturu | |
| Largest City | Damaturu | |
| Area | 45,502 km² Ranked 6th |
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| Population 1991 Census 2005 estimate |
Ranked 32nd 1,411,481 2,532,395 |
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| Official Language | English | |
| ISO 3166-2 | NG-YO | |
Yobe State, a mainly agricultural state, is located in Northern Nigeria. Created on August 27, 1991, Yobe state was carved out of present-day Borno State. The capital of Yobe state is Damaturu.
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[edit] Geography
The state borders the fellow Nigerian states of Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, and Jigawa and borders the nation of Niger. Because the state lies mainly in the dry savanna belt, the state is dry and hot for most the year except in the southern part of the state which has a milder climate.
[edit] Local Government Areas
The state is made of 17 Local Government Areas, or LGAs. They are:
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[edit] Economy
While Yobe state is an agricultural state it also has rich fishing grounds and mineral deposits of gypsum, kaolin, and quartz. The state's agricultural products include: gum arabic, groundnuts, beans, cotton. The state is also said to have one of the largest cattle markets in West Africa located in Potiskum.
[edit] Demographics
The major ethnic group living in Yobe State are Kanuri, [1] while other ethnic communities include Fulani, Kare-Kare, Bolewa, Ngizim, Bade, Hausa, Ngamo and Shuwa.
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