North East (Nigeria)

Geopolitical zone in NigeriaNorth EastGeopolitical zone Adamawa Borno Bauchi Gombe Taraba Yobe Country NigeriaStates Adamawa State Bauchi State Borno State Gombe State Taraba State Yobe State Largest cityMaiduguriMajor cities Bauchi Yola Mubi Gombe Jimeta Potiskum Jalingo Gashua Bama Wukari Takum Area • Total272,451 km2 (105,194 sq mi)Population (2022) • Total30,541,900 • Density112/km2 (290/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)Languages Bade Bata Bole Bura Cibak Dadiya Daka English Fulfulde Gera Hausa Huba Izere Jarawa Kamwe Kanembu Kanuri Karai-karai Mafa Mambila Margi South Margi Mumuye Ngizim Nigerian Sign Language Saya (Zaar) Shuwa Arabic Tangale Tera Tiv Wapan Warji Yedina The six geopolitical zones of Nigeria. The North East (often hyphenated to the North-East) is one of the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria representing both a geographic and political region of the country's northeast. It comprises six states – Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba, and Yobe. Geographically, the North East is the largest geopolitical zone in the nation, covering nearly one-third of Nigeria's total area. In terms of the environment, the zone is primarily divided between the semi-desert Sahelian