Adamawa (state)
| Adamawa | |
|---|---|
| State | |
| Nickname(s): Land of Beauty/ UBA | |
 Location of Adamawa State in Nigeria |
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| Coordinates: 9°20′N 12°30′E / 9.333°N 12.500°E | |
| Country |
 Nigeria
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| Established | August 27, 1991 |
| Capital | Yola |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Bindo Jibrilla (APC) |
| • Deputy Governor | Martin Babale |
| • Senators | Ahmad Abubakar Binta Masi Garba Abdulaziz Nyako |
| • Representatives | List |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36,917 km2 (14,254 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 3,737,223 |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC+1) |
| Geocode | NG-AD |
| GDP (2007) | $4.58 billion |
| GDP Per Capita | $1,417 |
| Website | www.adamawastate.gov.ng |
Adamawa is a state in northeastern Nigeria, with its capital at Yola. In 1991, when Taraba State was carved out from Gongola State, the geographical entity Gongola State was renamed Adamawa State, with four administrative divisions: Adamawa, Ganye, Mubi and Numan. It is the home of the American University of Nigeria in Yola and Modibbo Adama University of Technology Yola. It is one of the thirty-six states that constitute the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
On May 14, 2013, President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in Adamawa State, along with neighboring Borno State and Yobe State, due to the activities of Boko Haram.
Adamawa is one of the largest states of Nigeria and occupies about 36,917 square kilometres. It is bordered by the states of Borno to the northwest, Gombe to the west and Taraba to the southwest. Its eastern border forms the national eastern border with Cameroon.
Topographically, it is a mountainous land crossed by the large river valleys – Benue, Gongola and Yedsarem. The valleys of the Cameroon, Mandara and Adamawa mountains form part of the landscape.
The major occupation of the people is farming as reflected in their two notable vegetational zones, tile Sub-Sudan and Northern Guinea Savannah Zone. Their cash crops are cotton and groundnuts while food crops include maize, yam, cassava, guinea corn, millet and rice.
The village communities living on the banks of the rivers engage in fishing while the Fulanis are cattle rearers. The state has a network of roads linking all parts of the country.
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