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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 .
The six geopolitical zones of Nigeria. The Federal Republic of Nigeria is divided into six geopolitical zones, commonly just called zones. They are a type of administrative division grouping the country's states, created during the regime of president General Sani Abacha. Nigerian economic, political, and educational resources are often shared ...
Northern Nigeria though an ethnically and religiously diverse region, is an overwhelmingly majority Muslim region. The Hausa, Fulani and Kanuri dominate much of the North Western and Eastern part of the country while the Yoruba, Nupe, Tiv, Igala and Idoma are dominant in the North Central. Hausa, Fulani, Nupe and the Kanuri people are chiefly ...
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Other countries; Nigeria is a ... A clickable map of Nigeria showing its 36 states and the federal capital territory. ... North East: 36,917 km 2 (14,254 sq mi)
Map of Nigeria with administrative divisions. Nigeria is divided into thirty-six states and one Federal Capital Territory, which are further sub-divided into 774 local government areas. In some contexts, the states are aggregated into six geopolitical zones: North West, North East, North Central, South West, South East, and South South. [130] [131]
Location of Nigeria Satellite image of Nigeria. Nigeria is a country in West Africa.It shares land borders with the Republic of Benin to the west, Chad and Cameroon to the east, and Niger to the north. [1]
Borno State 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).