Damban
Dambam | |
|---|---|
LGA and town | |
 Interactive map of Dambam | |
| Coordinates: 11°37′45″N 10°47′8″E / 11.62917°N 10.78556°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Bauchi State |
| Government | |
| • Local Government Chairman | Yakubu Garba Tela [1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,077 km2 (416 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 268,200 |
| • Density | 249.0/km2 (645.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| Postal code | 751 |
Damban or Dambamⓘ is a Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Nigeria. Its administrative headquarter is located in the town of Dambam. It has two district Dagauda and Jalam.
It has an area of 1,077 km2 and a population of 150,922 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 751.[3]
Background
[edit]Damban local government area is one of the local government areas in Bauchi state. It has its administrative headquarters in Damban town. It is located in north Bauchi and shares borders with Darazo, Misau, Katagum and Gamawa local government areas. The Dambam local government area council oversees the public administration in the local government area and the legislative council makes laws governing the local government area.
Climate
[edit]Averaging 123.2 wet days and 91.42 millimetres or 3.599 inches of precipitation each year, Dambam's temperature is 1.38% higher than the national average for Nigeria at 30.84 °C (87.51 °F).[4][5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "PDP sweeps all 20 LGAs in Bauchi council poll". Daily Post. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ↑ "Bauchi State: Subdivision". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ↑ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 26 November 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ↑ "Dambam, Bauchi, NG Climate Zone, Monthly Averages, Historical Weather Data". tcktcktck.org. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ↑ "Dambam Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
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