Gashua
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Gashua is a community in Yobe State
in northeastern Nigeria
, on the Yobe River
a few miles below the convergence of the Hadejia River
and the Jama'are River
. Average elevation is about 299 m. The population in 2006 was about 125,000.
The hottest months are March and April with temperature ranges of 38-40o Celsius. In the rainy season, June-September, temperatures fall to 23-28o Celsius, with rainfall of 500 to 1000mm.
Local Government Area. The Bade language
is spoken in Gashua and in an area fanning out east and south of Gashua. Bade is one of seven languages of the Chadic family indigenous to Yobe State.
The town lies near the Nguru-Gashua Wetlands, an economically and ecologically important ecological system.
The town is the location of the court of Mai Bade, the Emir of Bade
.
Yobe State
Yobe State is a state located in Northern Nigeria. A mainly agricultural state, it was created on August 27, 1991. Yobe state was carved out of present-day Borno State. The capital of Yobe state is Damaturu.-Geography:...
in northeastern Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
, on the Yobe River
Yobe River
The Yobe River is a river in West Africa that flows into Lake Chad through Nigeria and Niger.Its tributaries include the Hadejia River and the Jama'are River...
a few miles below the convergence of the Hadejia River
Hadejia River
The Hadejia River is a river in northern Nigeria and is a tributary of the Yobe River .Among the cities and towns that lie on or near its banks are Hadejia and Nguru....
and the Jama'are River
Jama'are River
The Jama'are River, also known as the Bunga River in its upper reaches, starts in the highlands near Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria and flows northeast through Bauchi State and Yobe State before joining the Hadejia River to form the Yobe River...
. Average elevation is about 299 m. The population in 2006 was about 125,000.
The hottest months are March and April with temperature ranges of 38-40o Celsius. In the rainy season, June-September, temperatures fall to 23-28o Celsius, with rainfall of 500 to 1000mm.
Town
Gashua is one of the largest and most developed towns in Yobe State. Since 1976 it has been headquarters of the BadeBade, Nigeria
Bade is a Local Government Area in Yobe State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Gashua.It has an area of 772 km² and a population of 139,782 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 631....
Local Government Area. The Bade language
Bade language
Bade is a West Chadic language spoken by the Bade people in Yobe State and Jigawa State, Nigeria. Their traditional ruler is the Emir of Bade....
is spoken in Gashua and in an area fanning out east and south of Gashua. Bade is one of seven languages of the Chadic family indigenous to Yobe State.
The town lies near the Nguru-Gashua Wetlands, an economically and ecologically important ecological system.
The town is the location of the court of Mai Bade, the Emir of Bade
Bade Emirate
The Bade Emirate is a traditional state with headquarters in Gashua, Yobe State, Nigeria. Alhaji Abubakar Umar Suleiman is the 11th Emir of Bade , of the Bedde dynasty, turbaned on 12 November 2005....
.