Yunusari is a
Local Government Area in
Yobe State
Yobe is a state located in northeastern Nigeria. A mainly agricultural state, it was created on 27 August 1991. Yobe State was carved out of Borno State. The capital of Yobe State is Damaturu; and it's largest and most populated city is Poti ...
,
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
. It has its headquarters in the town of Kanamma (or Kanama) in the north-east of the area on the Burun Gana River at . It shares a border in the north with
The Republic of Niger.
Landscape
It has an area of 3,790 km.
Population
It has a total population of 125,821 at the 2006 census.
Postal Code
The
postal code
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of the area is 632.
Economy
Agriculture i.e. production of crops like millet, beans, maize, sorghum, ground nut as well as rearing of animals are the main business of people in the Local Government. The main environmental impacts include wind erosion,
desertification,
deforestation
Deforestation or forest clearance is the removal of a forest or stand of trees from land that is then converted to non-forest use. Deforestation can involve conversion of forest land to farms, ranches, or urban use. The most concentrated ...
and so on. The local government faces serious
effects of climate change
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.
See also
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List of Local Government Areas in Yobe State
Yobe was created on 27 August 1991. It is a mainly agricultural state, and it is a state located in northeastern Nigeria. Yobe State was carved out of Borno State. The capital of Yobe State is Damaturu; its largest and most populated city is Po ...
References
Local Government Areas in Yobe State
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