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Gashua
12°52′5″N11°2′47″E / 12.86806°N 11.04639°E
Gashua is a town in Yobe State in northeastern Nigeria, on the Yobe River a few miles below the convergence of the Hadejia River and the Jama'are River. Average elevation is about 299 m (981 ft). The population in 2006 was about 125,000. The hottest months are March and April with temperature ranges of 38-40 Celsius. In the rainy season, June–September, temperatures fall to 23-28 Celsius, with rainfall of 500 to 1,000 mm (20 to 39 in).