Yobe State - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yobe | |
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Nicknames: | |
![]() Location of Yobe State in Nigeria | |
Coordinates: 12°00′N 11°30′E / 12.000°N 11.500°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Date created | 27 August 1991 |
Capital | Damaturu |
Government | |
• Governor (List) | Mai Mala Buni (APC) |
• Deputy Governor | Idi Barde Gubana |
• Senators |
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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
[change | change source]The state consists of 17 local government areas including:
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "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.