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Toungo | |
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LGA and town | |
 Map of Adamawa State highlighting Toungo | |
  Toungo | |
| Coordinates: 8°7′N12°3′E / 8.117°N 12.050°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Adamawa State |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,180 sq mi (5,646 km2) |
| Population (2022) [1] | |
| • Total | 80,500 |
| • Density | 37/sq mi (14/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
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Toungo is a town and Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Nigeria. [2]
Toungo has a tropical wet and dry or savanna climate and is zero meters (0 feet) above sea level (Aw classification). The district averages a yearly temperature of 32.97oC (91.35oF), which is 3.51% higher than the national average for Nigeria. Toungo generally experiences 147.68 wet days (40.46% of the time) and receives about 123.47 millimeters (4.86 inches) of precipitation each year. [3]
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Toungo may refer to:
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