Geidam is a
Local Government Area in
Yobe State
Yobe is a state located in northeastern Nigeria. A mainly agricultural state, it was created on 27 August 1991. Yobe State was carved out of Borno State. The capital of Yobe State is Damaturu; and it's largest and most populated city is Poti ...
,
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of G ...
. Its headquarters are in the town of Geidam in the northwest of the area at. On 24 April 2021 terrorists from
ISWAP seized Geidam killing 11 people, and over 6,000 residents were displaced. However, the Nigerian Armed Forces retook the town after an offensive against the terrorists.
It has an area of 4,357 km² and a population of 157,295 at the 2006 census.
The
postal code
A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, post code, PIN or ZIP Code) is a series of letters or digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, included in a postal ...
of the area is 632.
Education
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Mai-Idris Alooma Polytechnic, a state government higher education institution established in 1993.
See also
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List of Local Government Areas in Yobe State
References
{{Yobe State
Local Government Areas in Yobe State
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