Nafada is a Local Government Area of Gombe State

Gombe State

Gombe State, located in the northeastern part of Nigeria, is one of the country's 36 states; its capital is Gombe. The boundaries of the state roughly correspond to those of the Gombe Emirate,a traditional state.[2]...

, Nigeria

Nigeria

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. Its headquarters are in the town of Nafada in the east of the area at11°05′44"N 11°19′58"E, on the Gongola River

Gongola River

The Gongola River is in northeastern Nigeria, the principal tributary of the Benue River.The upper course of the river as well as most of its tributaries are seasonal streams, but fill rapidly in August and September....

 which traverses the area.

It has an area of 1,586 km² and a population of 138,185 at the 2006 census.

The postal code

Postal code

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of the area is 762.

The northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude passes through the LGA.