Gashua
Gashua | |
|---|---|
  Gashua Gashua shown within Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 12°52′5″N 11°2′47″E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Yobe State |
| Local Government Area | Bade |
| Population | 125,100 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Gashua is a community in Yobe State in northeastern Nigeria, on the Yobe River a few miles below the convergence of the Hadejia River and the Jama'are River. Average elevation is about 299 m. The population in 2006 was about 125,000.[1] The hottest months are March and April with temperature ranges of 38-40o Celsius. In the rainy season, June–September, temperatures fall to 23-28o Celsius, with rainfall of 500 to 1000mm.[2]
Town
Gashua is one of the largest and most developed towns in Yobe State. Since 1976, it has been headquarters of the Bade Local Government Area. The town lies near the Nguru-Gashua Wetlands, an economically and ecologically important ecological system.[3] The town is the location of the court of Mai Bade, the Emir of Bade.[4]
Language
The Bade language is spoken in Gashua and in an area fanning out east and south of Gashua. Bade is one of seven languages of the Chadic family indigenous to Yobe State.[2][5]
Other Towns
The town of Kumariya is also located in the Gashua area.
References
- "Gashua". GeoNames. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
- "Gashu'a Where Gani got his lung cancer?". Sunday Tribune. 13 September 2009. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
- A.E. Neiland, B.M.B. Ladu. "Enhancement of inland fisheries in Nigeria: the institutional context provided by traditional and modern systems of fisheries management". Food and Agriculture Organization. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- "ASSALAMU ALAIKUM (Welcome)". Bade Emirate council. Archived from the original on 22 November 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- "THE BADE LANGUAGE". University of California Los Angeles. Retrieved 1 October 2009.