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Yobe State

Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) (2026). Yobe State. https://www.nipc.gov.ng/nigeria-states/yobe-state/

Author: Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC)
Contributor: Charles Ihungwa Ikyese
Location: https://www.nipc.gov.ng/
URL: https://www.nipc.gov.ng/nigeria-states/yobe-state/
Access Date: 2026-09-25

Created 27 August 1991; borders Bauchi, Borno, Gombe and Jigawa, and the Diffa and Zinder regions of Niger; 'Pride of the Sahel'; area 46,609 km²; capital Damaturu; 17 LGAs; population 3,532,989 (no year); Sudan and Sahel savanna; crops and livestock; minerals.