Jama'are is a

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Bauchi State Bauchi (Fula: ''Leydi Bauchi'' 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤦𞤢𞤵𞤷𞥅𞤭) is a States of Nigeria, state in the North East (Nigeria), North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It is bordered by Jigawa State, Jigawa to the north, Yobe State, Y ...

, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Jama'are. It has an area of 493 km and a population of 176,883 at the 2006 census. The

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of the area is 751. It is populated by a

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tribe that migrated from Dulare in the

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in the Republic of

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Jamaare has an estimated population of 165,100 and occupies an area of 341.6 km². Most of the inhabitants of Jama′are are members of the Fulani, Shirawa, Kanuri, but Fulani is the most prominent tribe in the area. The commonly spoken languages in the area are

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and the Fufulde while the religions of Islam and Christianity are widely practiced in Jamaare. Jamaare is the host of Federal College of Education Jamaare, General Hospital Jamaare and Jamaare Emirate. There is also a primary teacher-training college and a leprosy clinic in the town. It is made up of a number of towns and villages which include Dogon, Jeji, Hanafari, Galdimari and Jurara.

History

Traditionally founded in 1811 by Muhammadu Wabi I, a leader in the Fulani jihad (holy war) led by Usman dan Fodio, the emirate was not officially recognized until 1835, when Sambolei, the chief of the Jama’are Fulani, was rewarded with it for his aid against the Hausa rebels of Katsina by Muḥammad Bello, the ''sarkin musulmi'' (“commander of the faithful”) and sultan of Sokoto. Emir Muhammadu Maude built the walls (20 feet mhigh with four gates) of Jamaare town in the 1850s, but the town barely survived attacks by the forces of Emir Buhari of Hadejia in the 1850s and 1860s. Jamaare’s emir Muhammadu Wabi II submitted to the British after the fall of Kano city to the latter in 1903. Incorporated into the Katagum division of Kano province, Jamaare was transferred to Bauchi province in 1926 and became part of Bauchi state in 1976.

Climate

It has an average temperature of 31 °C. The famous Jamaare river flows through the LGA and the average humidity level of the area is around 41%. The rainy season is hot, oppressive, and mostly cloudy and the dry season is sweltering and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from to and is rarely below or above . The average wind speed in Jamaare LGA is estimated at 12 km/h.

Agriculture

Farming is the major economic activity of the people of Jamaare and crops such as cotton, cowpea, peanuts (groundnuts), cotton, sorghum, millet, and onions, cowpeas, and vegetables are being cultivated in the area. They also rear animals such domestic animals like goats, rams, cattle, sheep, donkeys, and horses. Other important economic enterprises undertaken by the people of Jamaare are trade, hunting, and the weaving and dyeing of cotton.

Education

The Federal College of Education Jama'are was founded in 2020.

References

{{LGAs and communities of Bauchi State Local Government Areas in Bauchi State