Damban

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Dambam
LGA and town
Damban
Coordinates: 11°37′45″N10°47′8″E / 11.62917°N 10.78556°E / 11.62917; 10.78556
CountryFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
State Bauchi State
Area
 • Total454 sq mi (1,177 km2)
Population
 (2022) [1]
 • Total268,200
 • Density590/sq mi (230/km2)
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)
Damban

Dambam is a Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Nigeria. Its administrative headquarter is located in the town of Dambam. It has two district Dagauda and Jalam

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It has an area of 1,077 km2 and a population of 150,922 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 751. [2]

Background

Damban local government area is one of the local government areas in Bauchi state. It has its administrative headquarters in Damban town. It is located in north Bauchi and shares borders with Darazo, Misau, Katagum and Gamawa local government areas. The Dambam local government area council oversees the public administration in the local government area and the legislative council makes laws governing the local government area.

Climate

Averaging 123.2 wet days and 91.42 millimeters of precipitation each year, Dambam's temperature is 1.38% higher than the national average for Nigeria at 30.84°C. [3] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Bauchi State: Subdivision". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  2. ↑ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  3. ↑ "Dambam, Bauchi, NG Climate Zone, Monthly Averages, Historical Weather Data". tcktcktck.org. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
  4. ↑ "Dambam Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 2023-08-31.


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