Gummi is a

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 federated state, state, province, division (politica ...

Zamfara State Zamfara (; ; Adlam script, Adlam: ) is a States of Nigeria, state in northwestern Nigeria. The capital of Zamfara state is Gusau and its current List of Governors of Zamfara State, governor is Dauda Lawal. Until 1996, the area was part of Soko ...

Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...

. Its headquarters is in the town of Gummi at . It has an area of 2,610 km² and a population of 204,539 at the 2006

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. The

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of the area is 891. Gummi was carved out of the former larger

Sokoto Sokoto (Hausa language, Hausa: ; Fulfulde, Fula: , ''Leydi Sokoto'') is one of the 36 states of Nigeria, located in the extreme northwest of the country. It is bounded by Niger, Republic of the Niger to the north and west for 363 km (226 m ...

state, which included the present Zamfara and Kebbi states. Gummi has a long history of relative peace and security. The great majority of the people of the area are Hausa,

Fulani The Fula, Fulani, or Fulɓe people are an ethnic group in Sahara, Sahel and West Africa, widely dispersed across the region. Inhabiting many countries, they live mainly in West Africa and northern parts of Central Africa, South Sudan, Darfur, ...

and

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and they are predominantly

farmer A farmer is a person engaged in agriculture, raising living organisms for food or raw materials. The term usually applies to people who do some combination of raising field crops, orchards, vineyards, poultry, or other livestock. A farmer ...

s; the principal crop is

calabash Calabash (; ''Lagenaria siceraria''), also known as bottle gourd, white-flowered gourd, long melon, birdhouse gourd, New Guinea bean, New Guinea butter bean, Tasmania bean, and opo squash, is a vine grown for its fruit. It can be either harvest ...

Climate

The

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changes throughout the year, with a wet season that is hot and oppressive and a dry season that is hot and partly cloudy.

Temperature

Gummi is experiencing a warmer climate as a result of climate change, with a positive trend of increasing

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s indicating a shift toward a more sustainable and resilient climate. Gummi experiences notable seasonal fluctuations in the average cloud coverage percentage throughout the year. The period of clearer skies in Gummi typically commences on November 9, lasting for approximately 3.9 months until around March 6. January stands out as the clearest month in Gummi, where the sky is predominantly clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy, accounting for an average of 65% of the time. Conversely, the cloudier phase starts around March 6, spanning approximately 8.1 months until November 9. May emerges as the cloudiest month in Gummi, characterized by overcast or mostly cloudy skies, constituting an average of 71% of the time.

Locality

Towns and Villages under Gummi Local Government Area: Bardoki Birnin-Magaji Birnin-Tudu Falole Ubandawaki Shiyar-Rafi Gayari Gyalange Famo Felfeldu Illelar-Awal

Gallery

File:0093 NIGERIA Kabiru Getso 3.jpg, Polio vaccination campaign in Gummi Local Government Area File:0012 Polio Campaign - Nigeria.jpg, Discussing the importance of vaccination

Topography

For the purpose of this report, Gummi is situated at geographical coordinates of 12.145 degrees latitude, 5.118 degrees longitude, and an elevation of 764 feet. The

landscape A landscape is the visible features of an area of land, its landforms, and how they integrate with natural or human-made features, often considered in terms of their aesthetic appeal.''New Oxford American Dictionary''. A landscape includes th ...

within a 2-mile radius of Gummi features relatively small changes in

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, with the most significant elevation difference being 105 feet, and an average elevation of approximately 762 feet above sea level. Extending the radius to 10 miles continues to exhibit moderate modest elevation changes, amounting to 1,050 feet. The region within a 2-mile radius of Gummi primarily comprises cropland (66%) and grassland (12%). Expanding the analysis to a 10-mile radius, the land cover remains dominated by cropland (69%) and grassland (12%). When encompassing a 50-mile radius, the land use pattern remains consistent, with cropland covering 69% and grassland (12%) of the area.

References

{{Zamfara State In Gummi local government there is also a tribe called Zamfarawa whose are the origin and founding fathers of Gummi, Anka and Talata Mafara which makes Zamfara as a state. Also Gummi local government divided into two state house of assembly constituencies, Gummi east and Gummi west, because of its population. Local Government Areas in Zamfara State