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Gombe State
State nickname: Jewel in the Savannah
Location
Location of Gombe State in Nigeria
Statistics
Governor
(List)		 Mohammed Danjuma Goje (PDP)
Date Created 1 October 1996
Capital Gombe
Area 18,768 km²
Ranked 21st
Population 2006 est. The following table presents a listing of Nigerian state nicknames The following table presents a listing of Nigeria 's state governors Administrative divisions Gombe is divided into eleven Local Government Areas. Mohammed Danjuma Goje (born October 10, 1952 in Tumu Akko/Gombe State has been governor of Gombe State in Nigeria since 29 The People's Democratic Party is a Centrist Political party in Nigeria. The following table presents a listing of Nigeria 's states and the dates of their creation Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The following is a list of Nigerian state capitals See also Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The following table presents a listing of Nigeria 's 36 states ranked in order of their surface area In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Ranked 33rd
2,353,000
ISO 3166-2 NG-GO

Gombe State, located in northeastern Nigeria, is one of the country's thirtysix states; its capital is Gombe. The following table presents a listing of Nigeria 's 36 states ranked in order of their total population based on preliminary 2006 Census figures ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal Gombe is a city in northeastern Nigeria. It is the capital city of Gombe State and has an estimated population of 261536

Gombe State, nicknamed the 'Jewel in the Savannah', was formed in October 1996 from part of the old Bauchi State by the Abacha military government. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Bauchi State is a state in northern Nigeria. Its capital is Bauchi. General Sani Abacha ( Kano, 20 September 1943 &ndash Abuja, 8 June 1998) was a Nigerian military leader and politician The state has an area of 20,265 km² and a population of around 2,353,000 people as of 2006. [1] Of the population, approximately 7. 8% are HIV-infected. [2]

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Administrative divisions

Gombe is divided into eleven Local Government Areas. |||} Nigeria has 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs Each local government area is administered by a Local Government Council consisting of a chairman who is the Chief They are:

Demographics

Gombe State is mainly populated by Hausa people. The Hausa are a Sahelian people chiefly located in the West African regions of northern Nigeria and southeastern Niger. [1]

Leaders

Name, Title Took Office Left Office Party
Joseph Oriji, Administrator 7 October 1996 August 1998 -
Mohammed Bawa, Administrator August 1998 May 1999 -
Abubakar Habu Hashidu, Governor 29 May 1999 29 May 2003 APP
Mohammed Danjuma Goje, Governor 29 May 2003 Present PDP

References

  1. ^ Nigerian Population 2006. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Mohammed Danjuma Goje (born October 10, 1952 in Tumu Akko/Gombe State has been governor of Gombe State in Nigeria since 29 Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The People's Democratic Party is a Centrist Political party in Nigeria. NigerianNews. Retrieved on 2007-05-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of
  2. ^ State Population and Development Programmes. Nigeria. unfpa. org. United Nations Population Fund. The United Nations Population Fund ( UNFPA) began operations in 1969 as the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (the name was changed in 1987 Retrieved on 2007-05-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of

External links

Sabo Sani Labaran P. O. BOX250 Gombe Nigeria +2348030527065


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