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The North East (often hyphenated to the North-East) is the one of the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria representing both a geographic and political region of the country's northeast. It comprises six states – Adamawa , Bauchi , Borno , Gombe , Taraba , and Yobe .
Lagos. The following are lists of the most populous fully defined incorporated settlements in Nigeria by population. This page consists of three different tables, with different kinds of settlements; a list for "defined cities", listing the population, strictly within the defined city limits, a list for "urban area" population, and another list for the population within metropolitan areas.
Sahel savanna consists of patches of grass and sand, found in the northeast. In the Sahel region, rain is less than 20 inches (508 mm) per year and the Sahara Desert is encroaching. In the dry north-east corner of the country lies Lake Chad, which Northern Nigeria shares with Niger, Chad and Cameroon. [16]
States of Nigeria Name ISO 3166-2 code Seal Location City Geopolitical zone Area Population (2019 estimate) [4] Density (pop/km²) Capital Largest Abia: AB Umuahia: Aba: South East: 6,320 km 2 (2,440 sq mi) 3,841,943 607 Adamawa: AD Yola: North East: 36,917 km 2 (14,254 sq mi) 4,536,948 123 Akwa Ibom: AK Uyo: South South: 7,081 km 2 (2,734 sq ...
Maiduguri (/ m aɪ ˈ d uː ɡ ʊ r i / my-DOO-guurr-ee) is the capital and the largest city of Borno State in north-eastern Nigeria, on the continent of Africa.The city sits along the seasonal Ngadda River which disappears into the Firki swamps in the areas around Lake Chad. [3]
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DAMATURU, Nigeria (AP) - Explosions and gunfire erupted before dawn Monday in the northeast Nigerian town of Damaturu, sending some residents fleeing into the bush and others cowering in their ...
Borno is a state in the North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria.It is bordered by Yobe to the west for about 421 km, Gombe to the southwest for 93 km, and Adamawa to the south while its eastern border forms part of the national border with Cameroon for about 426 km (265 miles, partly across the Ebedi and Kalia Rivers).