List of Local Government Areas in Yobe State
State of Nigeria
State in Nigeria
![Flag of Yobe State](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Yobe_State_Flag.png/120px-Yobe_State_Flag.png)
Flag
![Seal of Yobe State](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Yobe_State_Government.png/100px-Yobe_State_Government.png)
Seal
![Location of Yobe State in Nigeria](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Nigeria_Yobe_State_map.png/250px-Nigeria_Yobe_State_map.png)
Location of Yobe State in Nigeria
Yobe was created on 27 August 1991. It is a mainly agricultural state, and it is a state located in northeastern Nigeria.[4] Yobe State was carved out of Borno State. The capital of Yobe State is Damaturu; its largest and most populated city is Potiskum.
LGAs
Yobe State consists of 17 local government areas (or LGAs).[5][6] They are:
External links
- Yobe State Government homepage
- UCLA Yobe Languages Project
- Erdal Can Alkoçlar
- Nigerian Post Office, with a map of LGAs of the state
References
- ^ "2006 PHC Priority Tables – NATIONAL POPULATION COMMISSION". population.gov.ng. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ a b "TelluBase—Nigeria Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). Tellusant. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "Yobe State of Nigeria :: Nigeria Information & Guide". www.nigeriagalleria.com. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Yobe State". Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ Admin (23 February 2019). "Local Government Areas in Yobe State". Nigeria Postcode. Retrieved 11 November 2022.