The Slogan

Jewel in the Savannah

Date Of Creation

1 October 1996

Geography

Gombe State is a state in northeastern Nigeria, bordered to the north and northeast by the state of Borno and Yobe, to the south by Taraba State, to the southeast by Adamawa State, and to the west by Bauchi State.

See Also: About The 36 States Of Nigeria

About Imo State, Nigeria

About Ogun State, Nigeria

Brief History

Gombe State (Hausa: Jihar Gombe) is a state in northeastern Nigeria, bordered to the north and northeast by the state of Borno and Yobe, to the south by Taraba State, to the southeast by Adamawa State, and to the west by Bauchi State. Named for the city of Gombe—the state’s capital and largest city—Gombe State was formed from a part of Bauchi State on 1 October 1996.Of the 36 states of Nigeria, Gombe is the 21th largest in area and 32th most populous with an estimated population of about 3.25 million as of 2016. The state is nicknamed the “Jewel in the Savannah.”

The Local Government area

LGA	Area (km2)	Census 2006 population	Administrative capital	Postal code
Akko	2,627	337,853	Kumo	771
Balanga	1,626	212,549	Tallase	761
Billiri	737	202,144	Billiri	771
Dukku	3,815	207,190	Dukku	760
Funakaye	1,415	236,087	Bajoga	762
Gombe	52	268,000	Gombe (city)	760
Kaltungo	881	149,805	Kaltungo	770
Kwami	1,787	195,298	Mallam Sidi	760
Nafada	1,586	138,185	Nafada	762
Shongom	922	151,520	Boh	770
Yamaltu/Deba	1,981	255,248	Deba Habe	761

The Governor

Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya

The Deputy governor

Manasseh Daniel Jatau

The Senators

C: Mohammed Danjuma Goje (APC)
N: Sa’idu Ahmed Alkali (APC)
S: Amos Bulus Kilawangs (APC)

Representatives

Representative	Constituency	Party
Yaya Bauchi Tongo	Gombe,Kwami &Funakaye	APC
Karu Simon Elisha	Kaltungo/Shongom	APC
A’ishatu Jibrin Dukku	Dukku / Nafada	APC
Bello Suleiman Kumo	Akko Federal Constituency	APC
Victor Mela Danzaria	Balanga/Billiri	APC
Yunusa Abubakar	Yamaltu-Deba	APC

The Website

gombestate.gov.ng

Major Cities

Gombe

Prominent Places

Mineral Resources

Ther population

Population (2006 census)
• Total 2,365,040

Postal Code

Culture and tourism

Notable People

Amina j Mohammed, UN deputy secretary
Dahiru usman bauchi, teacher,preacher
kabiru Muhammad haruna, preacher
isa ali pantami, preacher
Danladi Mohammed, politician
Joshua M. Lidani, politician
Eli Jidere Bala, engineer
Usman Bayero Nafada, politician
Samkon Gado, Nigerian-American otolaryngologist and American football player
Zainab Adamu Bulkachuwa, jurist
Jaaruma, entrepreneur
Aliyu Modibbo Umar, politician
Mohammed Danjuma Goje, politician
Helon Habila, novelist
Dahiru Muhammed, Politician
Abubakar Buba Atare, Emir of Tula Chiefdom

Languages

Gombe State is a multi-ethnic society that consists of the dominant Fulani tribe, who inhabit the Northern part of the Gombe State. They dominated 6 out of the 11 Local Government Areas of the state. This include Dukku, Kwami, Funakaye, Nafada, Akko, and Gombe LGAs. Apart from the Fulani, there are also the Tangale, found in Billiri and Kaltungo areas. Other ethnicities include the Hausa, Tula, Tera (Yamaltu-Deba), Waja, Bolewa, and Kanuri, with their different cultural as well as lingual affiliations.

Institutions

Higher institutions in Gombe State are:

Federal University Kashere
Gombe State University