Ganye is a town and
Local Government Area
A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi ...
of
Adamawa State
Adamawa state () is a state in the North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered by Borno to the northwest, Gombe to the west, and Taraba to the southwest, while its eastern border forms part of the national border with Cameroon. It tak ...
, Nigeria. Jada and Toungo Local Governments were carved out from Ganye local government area of Adamawa state Nigeria. Ganye is bordered by Jada Local Government Area to the North and East, Toungo Local Government Area to the South and
Taraba State
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to the West. It is the headquarter of the Sama (Chamba) people worldwide
History
Ganye Local Government Area is one of the major Local Government Areas of Adamawa State with Mubi and Numan.
The major and ruling tribe of Ganye is the Sama (Chamba) Language with other tribes such as Fulani and Mummuye and others.
The Ruler
The Paramount ruler of Ganye is a First Class traditional ruler: Alh.Umaru Adamu Sanda OON (Gangwari Ganye II).
Major Villages
Major villages in Ganye include Sugu, Gurum and Jaggu.
Demography
The soil of Ganye is the loamy type which makes it the hub of
agriculture
Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to ...
and earned it the title of 'the food basket of the state'. The Local Government Area experience two seasons of Rains and dryness. Rainy season begins in Ganye as early as March and terminates in October. Ganye Local Government Area is drained by River Dadonu which takes it source from the Jangani mountains.
Local Government Areas in Adamawa State
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