Gombe State


Gombe, usually referred to as Gombe State to distinguish it from its capital city Gombe, is located in northeastern Nigeria and is one of the country's 36 states. The boundaries of the state roughly correspond to those of the Tangale-Waja Chiefdom and Gombe Emirate, a traditional state.The state is inhabited by the dominant Fulani tribe.

Overview

The state has an area of 20,265 km² and a population of around 2,365,000 people as of 2006.
The State's slogan is the Jewel In The Savannah. It was formed in October 1996 from part of the old Bauchi State by the Abacha military government. Its location in the north eastern zone, right within the expansive savannah, allows the state to share common borders with the states of Borno, Yobe, Taraba, Adamawa and Bauchi.
Gombe has two distinct climates, the dry season and the rainy season with an average rainfall of 850mm.
The State is headed by the Executive Governor Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya and also has 24 State House Assembly members. Gombe has 11 Local Government Areas and 14 Emirates/chiefdoms. It has 3 Senators and 6 Members in the National Assembly.

Local Government Areas

Gombe State consists of eleven Local Government Areas. They are:
LGAArea Census 2006
population		Administrative capitalPostal
code
Akko2,627337,853Kumo771
Balanga1,626212,549Tallase761
Billiri737202,144Billiri771
Dukku3,815207,190Dukku760
Funakaye1,415236,087Bajoga762
Gombe52268,000Gombe 760
Kaltungo881149,805Kaltungo770
Kwami1,787195,298Mallam Sidi760
Nafada1,586138,185Nafada762
Shongom922151,520Boh770
Yamaltu/Deba1,981255,248Deba Habe761

Demographics

Gombe State is a multi-ethnic society that consists of the dominant Fulani tribe, who inhabit the Northern part of the Gombe State. They dominated 6 out of the 11 Local Government Areas of the state. This include Dukku,Kwami,Funakaye,Nafada,Akko and Gombe LGAs. Apart from the Fulani, there are also the Tangale, found in Billiri and Kaltungo areas. Other ethnicities include the Hausa, Tula, Tera, Waja, Bolewa, and Kanuri, with their different cultural as well as lingual affiliations.

Languages

Languages of Gombe State listed by LGA:
LGALanguages
AkkoFulani ; Tangale
BalangaBangwinji; Centúúm; Dadiya; Dera; Dikaka; Dza; Kyak; Longuda; Moo; Tangale; Tso; Waja ; Fulani
BilliriBangwinji; Burak; Hõne; Kamo; Tangale ;Fulani
DukkuFulani;
FunakayeFulani;
KaltungoAwak; Pero; Tangale; Tula; Fulani
KwamiFulani; Bolewa
NafadaFulani;
ShongomKushi; Moo; Loo
Yamaltu-DebaWaja; Fulani; Tera

Notable people