Nangere | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 11°51′N 10°58′E / 11.850°N 10.967°E | |
Country | Nigeria |
State | Yobe State |
Government | |
• Local Government Chairman | Salisu Yerima ( APC) |
Area | |
• Total | 980 km2 (380 sq mi) |
Population (2006 census) | |
• Total | 87,823 |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( WAT) |
3-digit postal code prefix | |
ISO 3166 code | NG.YO.NA |
|
Nangere is a Local Government Area in Yobe State, Nigeria. It has its headquarters in the town of Sabon Garin Nangere (or Sabon Garin; 11°51′53″N 11°04′16″E / 11.86472°N 11.07111°E). [3]
Nangere LGA occupies a total area of 980 square kilometres and has an average temperature of 34 °C. The LGA witnesses two major seasons which are the dry and the rainy seasons while the total precipitation in the area is estimated at 890 mm of rainfall per annum. [4]
It has a total population of 87,823 at the 2006 census. [5]
Nangere has a subtropical steppe climate with a yearly average temperature of 30.97 °C, 47.96 millimeters of precipitation, and 66.75 rainy days. [6] [7] [8]
Other towns and villages that make up Nangere LGA include Dawasa, Tagamasa, Sabon Gari Nangere, Tikau, and Dorowa. [4]
Majority of Nangere inhabitants engage in Agricultural activities. [4] A variety of crops are grown in the LGA while a number of domestic animals are reared and sold in the area. [9] Trade also flourishes in Nangere LGA with the area hosting several markets where a wide variety of commodities are bought and sold. Other important economic activities engaged in by the people of Nangere LGA include hunting, leather works and crafts making. [4]