List of Local Government Areas in Yobe State

Yobe
State
Flag of Yobe State
Flag
Seal of Yobe State
Seal
Nicknames: 
Pride of the Sahel
Location of Yobe State in Nigeria
Location of Yobe State in Nigeria
Coordinates: 12°00′N 11°30′E / 12.000°N 11.500°E / 12.000; 11.500
Country Nigeria
Date created27 August 1991
CapitalDamaturu
Government
 • BodyGovernment of Yobe State
 • Governor
(List)		Mai Mala Buni (APC)
 • Deputy GovernorIdi Barde Gubana (APC)
 • LegislatureYobe State House of Assembly
 • SenatorsC: Ibrahim Gaidam (APC)
N: Ahmed Lawan (APC)
S: Ibrahim Mohammed Bomai (APC)
 • RepresentativesList
Area
 • Total
45,502 km2 (17,568 sq mi)
 • Rank6th of 36
Population
 (2006 census)
 • Total
2,321,339[1]
 • Estimate 
(2021)
4,000,000 Increase
 • Rank32nd of 36
GDP (PPP)
 • Year2023
 • Total$8.3 billion[2]
 • Per capita$2,190[2]
Time zoneUTC+01 (WAT)
postal code
620001
Area code+234
ISO 3166 codeNG-YO
HDI (2018)0.365[3]
low · 35th of 37

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:

References

  1. ^ "2006 PHC Priority Tables – NATIONAL POPULATION COMMISSION". population.gov.ng. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b "TelluBase—Nigeria Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). Tellusant. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Yobe State of Nigeria :: Nigeria Information & Guide". www.nigeriagalleria.com. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Yobe State". Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  6. ^ Admin (23 February 2019). "Local Government Areas in Yobe State". Nigeria Postcode. Retrieved 11 November 2022.