Gombe, Nigeria

Gombe
City
Roundabout in Gombe
Roundabout in Gombe
Gombe is located in Nigeria
Gombe
Gombe
Coordinates: 10°17′N 11°10′E / 10.283°N 11.167°E / 10.283; 11.167
Country Nigeria
StateGombe State
Government
 • EmirAbubakar Shehu-Abubakar
 • Local Government ChairmanAlh. Ali Usman Haruna (Ashaka)[1]
Area
 • Total52 km2 (20 sq mi)
Population
 (2006 Census)
 • Total280,000
 • Estimate 
(2022)
446,800[2]
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix
760
ISO 3166 codeNG.GO.GO
ClimateAw
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Gombe (Fula: Gelle/Wuro Gombe 𞤺𞤫𞥅𞤤𞥆𞤫/𞤱𞤵𞥅𞤪𞤮 𞤺𞤮𞤥𞤥𞤦𞤫) is the capital city of Gombe State, north-eastern Nigeria, with an estimated population of around 450,000. The major spoken languages in Gombe are Hausa and Fulfulɗe, Tera and Tangale.[3]

Gombe central mosque
  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Gombe State: Subdivision". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Gombe State History, LGAs and Senatorial Districts". Aziza Goodnews. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2022.

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