Mayo-Belwa, is a Local Government Area in Adamawa State, Nigeria. It had an estimated population of about 204,200 people as of 2016. It shares boundary with Taraba State to the west. The settlement was founded by the Bata of the Mayo Ine valley during their war with

Lamido Lawal Lamido (Adlam: , pl. Lamibe ) is the Anglicisation of a term from the Fula language or Fulfulde, used to refer to a ruler. In the language it is properly ''laamiiɗo'' (, pl. ''laamiiɓe'' ), derived from the verbal root ''laamu-'' meaning "leader ...

and was called Gabalwa. Lawal's forces gained control of the settlement shortly after its establishment, resulting in a change of its current name, Mayo-Belwa. In response to these changes, the former inhabitants of the region chose to relocate. Their movement began with a shift to Kikan, followed by a move to Nwamo under the leadership of a new chief named Dunama. Eventually, they found their settlement in Deniyobusa, also referred to as Demsa-Mosu.

climate

The rainy season in Mayo-Belwa is oppressive and overcast, the dry season is partly cloudy, and it is hot all year. Throughout the year, the temperature normally ranges from 61°F to 99°F, with temperatures rarely falling below 55°F or rising above 105°F. Mayo Belwa has a Tropical wet and dry or

savanna climate A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the Canopy (forest), canopy does not close. The open canopy allows sufficient light to rea ...

(Classification: Aw) and is located at an

elevation The elevation of a geographic location is its height above or below a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface (see Geodetic datum § ...

of None meters (0 feet) above sea level. The yearly

temperature Temperature is a physical quantity that expresses quantitatively the perceptions of hotness and coldness. Temperature is measured with a thermometer. Thermometers are calibrated in various temperature scales that historically have relied on ...

in the district is 30.37oC (86.67oF), which is 0.91% higher than the national average. Mayo Belwa gets about 113.75 millimeters (4.48 inches) of

rain Rain is water droplets that have condensed from atmospheric water vapor and then fall under gravity. Rain is a major component of the water cycle and is responsible for depositing most of the fresh water on the Earth. It provides water ...

every year and has 136.05 wet days (37.27% of the time).

References

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