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Bauchi | |
|---|---|
 The Emir's palace in Bauchi | |
  Bauchi Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 10°18′57″N 9°50′39″E / 10.31583°N 9.84417°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Bauchi State |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,243 sq mi (3,219 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,021 ft (616 m) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 881,600[1] |
| • Ethnicities | Fulani gerawa |
| • Religions | Islam Christianity |
| Climate | Aw |
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Bauchi (earlier Yakoba) is a city in northeast Nigeria, the Administrative center of Bauchi State, of the Bauchi Local Government Area within that State, and of the traditional Bauchi Emirate. It is located on the northern edge of the Jos Plateau, at an elevation of 616 m. The Local Government Area covers an area of 3,687 km2 and had a population of 493,810 in 2006.[2]
Bauchi City is among the twenty Local Government Areas of Bauchi state:
Bauchi, Tafawa Balewa, Dass, Toro, Bogoro, Ningi, Warji, Ganjuwa, Kirfi, Alkaleri, Darazo, Misau, Giade, Shira, Jamaare, Katagum, Itas/Gadau, Zaki, Gamawa and Damban.[3]
- ^ BAUCHI State in Nigeria, Subdivision, Retrieved 12 June 2019
- ^ "Bauchi history".
- ^ "Bauchi State List of Local Governments Zip codes | Nigeria Zip Codes". mycyberict.com. Retrieved 2020-08-18.