Yobe State

Yobe is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. The capital is Damaturu. It was created on 27 August 1991.

Yobe
State
Nicknames:  Pride of the Sahel
Location of Yobe State in Nigeria
Coordinates: 12°00′N 11°30′E
Country	Nigeria
Date created	27 August 1991
Capital	Damaturu
Government
• Governor (List)	Mai Mala Buni (APC)
• Deputy Governor	Idi Barde Gubana
• Senators	Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan Ibrahim Gaidam Ibrahim Mohammed Bomoi
Area
• Total	45,502 km2 (17,568 sq mi)
• Rank	6th of 36
Population  (2006 census)
• Total	2,321,339[1]
• Estimate  (2011)	2,757,000
• Rank	32nd of 36
GDP (PPP)
• Year	2007
• Total	$2.01 billion[2]
• Per capita	$843[2]
Time zone	UTC+01 (WAT)
postal code	320001
ISO 3166 code	NG-YO
HDI (2018)	0.365[3] low · 35th of 37

Local government areas

The state consists of 17 local government areas including:

• Bade
• Bursari
• Damaturu
• Geidam
• Gujba
• Gulani
• Fika
• Fune
• Jakusko
• Karasuwa
• Machina
• Nangere
• Nguru
• Potiskum
• Tarmuwa
• Yunusari
• Yusufari