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Azare is a town in Bauchi State, Nigeria. Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal Nigeria is currently divided into 36 states and one federal capital territory Bauchi State is a state in northern Nigeria. Its capital is Bauchi. Bauchi State is a state in northern Nigeria. Its capital is Bauchi. Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal
Azare is located at , at an elevation of 436 meters. [1]
It the largest of several nearby towns in the region including Jemma, Disina, Faggo, Foggo, Zadawa, and Madara. Jemma or Jama'are is a town in Bauchi State, Nigeria. Geography Jemma sits 30 km straight west of Azare and 65 km east Disina is a town in Shira Local Government Area Bauchi State, northeastern Nigeria, located 35 kilometres southwest of Azare. Faggo is a town in Bauchi State, Nigeria. Geography Faggo is located at, and has a population of 12821 Foggo is a town in Bauchi State, northern Nigeria some 150 km south-east of Kano, and about 40 km southwest of Azare. Zadawa is a town in Bauchi State, Nigeria. Geography Zadawa is located at, at an elevation of 419 meters Azare is home to the Federal Government College Azare. [2] Azare Airstrip lies about 10 km southeast of the town. The Azare Airstrip is a single unpaved runway located 10 km south-southeast of Azare, Nigeria at.
The population has grown from 69,035 as of the 1991 census to its 2007 estimated value of 110,452. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. [3]
The people of Azare of predominantly Muslim, and are primarily of Hausa, Fulani, and Beriberi descent. A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion The Hausa are a Sahelian people chiefly located in the West African regions of northern Nigeria and southeastern Niger. The Fula or Fulbe or Fulani (the latter being an Anglicisation of the word in their language Fulɓe) are an ethnic group of The town's primary economic activity is agriculture. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture [4]