Yobe State

Yobe is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. The capital is Damaturu. It was created on 27 August 1991.

 
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; 11.500Coordinates: 12°00′N 11°30′E / 12.000°N 11.500°E / 12.000; 11.500
Country Nigeria
Date created27 August 1991
CapitalDamaturu
Government
 • Governor
(List)
Mai Mala Buni (APC)
 • Deputy GovernorIdi Barde Gubana
 • Senators
Area
 • Total45,502 km2 (17,568 sq mi)
 • Rank6th of 36
Population
 (2006 census)
 • Total2,321,339[1]
 • Estimate 
(2011)
2,757,000 Increase
 • Rank32nd of 36
GDP (PPP)
 • Year2007
 • Total$2.01 billion[2]
 • Per capita$843[2]
Time zoneUTC+01 (WAT)
postal code
320001
ISO 3166 codeNG-YO
HDI (2018)0.365[3]
low · 35th of 37

Local government areas

The state consists of 17 local government areas including:

Yobe State Media

References

  1. "2006 PHC Priority Tables – NATIONAL POPULATION COMMISSION". population.gov.ng. Archived from the original on 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "C-GIDD (Canback Global Income Distribution Database)". Canback Dangel. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
  3. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.