Nguru, Nigeria

Nguru
LGA
Nguru River Bank, Yobe State
Nguru River Bank, Yobe State
Nguru is located in Nigeria
Nguru
Nguru
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 12°52′45″N 10°27′09″E / 12.87917°N 10.45250°E / 12.87917; 10.45250
Country Nigeria
StateYobe State
Government
 • Local Government ChairmanModu Kachalla (APC)
Area
 • Total
916 km2 (354 sq mi)
Population
 (2006 census)
 • Total
270,632
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix
630
ISO 3166 codeNG.YO.NG
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Nguru (or N'Gourou) is a Local Government Area in Yobe State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Nguru near the Hadejia River at 12°52′45″N 10°27′09″E / 12.87917°N 10.45250°E / 12.87917; 10.45250.

It has an area of 916 km2 and a population of 270,632 at the local government there is college of education and legal studies.

The postal code of the area is 630.[1]

The town probably dates from around the 15th century. There is a variety of landscape types in the area, including the protected Hadejia-Nguru wetlands of Nguru Lake, and the "Sand Dunes", a semi-desert area.

Climate

Climate data for Nguru, Nigeria (1951–1960, precipitation 1947–1970)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 39.0
(102.2) 		41.0
(105.8) 		43.0
(109.4) 		44.0
(111.2) 		43.5
(110.3) 		41.5
(106.7) 		38.5
(101.3) 		35.5
(95.9) 		38.0
(100.4) 		39.5
(103.1) 		39.0
(102.2) 		38.0
(100.4) 		44.0
(111.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.0
(87.8) 		33.9
(93.0) 		38.0
(100.4) 		40.1
(104.2) 		39.2
(102.6) 		36.8
(98.2) 		32.4
(90.3) 		30.6
(87.1) 		32.4
(90.3) 		35.9
(96.6) 		35.2
(95.4) 		31.4
(88.5) 		34.7
(94.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 21.8
(71.2) 		24.2
(75.6) 		28.4
(83.1) 		30.9
(87.6) 		31.7
(89.1) 		30.4
(86.7) 		27.4
(81.3) 		26.2
(79.2) 		27.2
(81.0) 		27.9
(82.2) 		25.9
(78.6) 		22.4
(72.3) 		27.0
(80.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 12.7
(54.9) 		14.4
(57.9) 		18.9
(66.0) 		21.7
(71.1) 		24.2
(75.6) 		24.0
(75.2) 		22.5
(72.5) 		21.8
(71.2) 		22.0
(71.6) 		19.9
(67.8) 		16.6
(61.9) 		13.3
(55.9) 		19.3
(66.7)
Record low °C (°F) 5.5
(41.9) 		6.0
(42.8) 		11.0
(51.8) 		12.0
(53.6) 		17.0
(62.6) 		18.0
(64.4) 		19.0
(66.2) 		18.0
(64.4) 		17.0
(62.6) 		13.5
(56.3) 		10.5
(50.9) 		5.0
(41.0) 		5.0
(41.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		2
(0.1) 		27
(1.1) 		65
(2.6) 		140
(5.5) 		210
(8.3) 		83
(3.3) 		9
(0.4) 		2
(0.1) 		0
(0) 		538
(21.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.3 mm) 0 0 0 0 3 6 11 15 7 1 0 0 43
Average relative humidity (%) (at 07:00 LST) 37 34 32 38 61 74 86 92 91 74 42 40 58
Source: Deutscher Wetterdienst[2]

Transport

Nguru is the terminus of the Western Railway of Nigeria.[citation needed]

See also

See also

References

  1. ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  2. ^ "Klimatafel von Nguru / Nigeria" (PDF). Baseline climate means (1961-1990) from stations all over the world (in German). Deutscher Wetterdienst. Retrieved 10 August 2016.


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