Gujba is a town and
Local Government Area
A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a federated state, state, province, division (politica ...
in
Yobe State
Yobe is a States of Nigeria, 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 its largest city by populati ...
,
Nigeria
Nigeria, 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 Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...
. Its headquarters are situated in
Buni Yadi at towards the south of the area; the eponymous town of Gujba lies in the north of the area. It has an area of and a population of 130,088 at the 2006 census. The
postal code
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of the area is 621. The town serves as the seat of the
Gujba Emirate.
Geography
Located in the South-East of Yobe State, Nigeria, with its administrative centre in the north, lies the town and local government area of Gujba. It is the town's seat and has 130,088 residents.
Climate
Temperatures
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in Gujba range from 58°F to 103°F, rarely dropping below 52°F or rising above 108°F, and there are hot,
oppressive, generally gloomy
rainy seasons and
blistering, windy
dry seasons.
Rainfall
Gujba experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall, with the most rainfall occurring in August and the least in January.
Humidity
Dew point, which impacts
perspiration
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Two types of sweat glands can be found in humans: eccrine glands and Apocrine sweat gland, apocrine glands. The eccrine sweat glands are distribu ...
evaporation and cooling, affects
humidity
Humidity is the concentration of water vapor present in the air. Water vapor, the gaseous state of water, is generally invisible to the human eye. Humidity indicates the likelihood for precipitation (meteorology), precipitation, dew, or fog t ...
comfort in Gujba. The 6.4-month period with the greatest humidity had the most humid days in August.
See also
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Gujba Forest Reserve
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List of Local Government Areas in Yobe State
References
Local Government Areas in Yobe State
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