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

Adamawa State Adamawa is a States of Nigeria, state in the North East (Nigeria), North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered by Borno State, Borno to the northwest, Gombe State, Gombe to the west, and Taraba State, Taraba to the southwest while its eas ...

, Nigeria.

History

Jada, as a local government area, was excavated (given birth to ) from Ganye local government area of Adamawa state. "Ganye" the food basket of

adamawa state Adamawa is a States of Nigeria, state in the North East (Nigeria), North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered by Borno State, Borno to the northwest, Gombe State, Gombe to the west, and Taraba State, Taraba to the southwest while its eas ...

is still the mother of the whole Chamba land under the leadership of Alhaji. Adamu Sanda (first class chief) and Gangwari of Ganye local government area. Ganye, Jada, Toungo, and some part of Mayo Belwa, the Four (4) listed Local government are occupied by Chamba people (samba or sama).

Climate

The

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in Jada is

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and

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, the

dry season The dry season is a yearly period of low rainfall, especially in the tropics. The weather in the tropics is dominated by the tropical rain belt, which moves from the northern to the southern tropics and back over the course of the year. The t ...

is partly cloudy, and it is hot all year. Throughout the year, the temperature normally ranges from 61 °F to 98 °F, with

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s rarely falling below 55 °F or rising over 104 °F.

Notable people

Atiku Abubakar Atiku Abubakar (; born 25 November 1946) is a Nigerian politician and businessman who served as the vice president of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007 during the presidency of Olusegun Obasanjo. He ran for the office of governor of Adamawa State i ...

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, and

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Precipitation

A wet day in Jada is defined as a day with a minimum of 0.04 inches of

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or liquid-equivalent

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. In Jada, the probability of encountering a wet day during the fall experiences a sharp and swift decline, commencing the

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at 86% and diminishing to just 1% by the season's end. For context, the highest likelihood of a wet day throughout the year is 87%, occurring on

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24, while the lowest probability is -0% on

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30.

Districts

Danaba Jada Koma Leko Mapeo Mayo-Kalaye Mbulo Nyibango

Villages

Yelli Nadeu Nagum Dagula Gangnai Kilbawo Nassarawo Wuro Abbo Jamtari Pakorgel Sarkin Yamma Choncha Deggi Konglo Ngolomba Samlo Tantile Tuli Dalami Kubi Mayo-Hako Gangnai Kilbawo Nassarawo Wuro Abbo Banche Dashen Balauru Gaadjo Kojoli Namberu Sapeo

References

Local Government Areas in Adamawa State {{AdamawaNG-geo-stub