Gombe State State nickname: Jewel in the Savannah
Location
Statistics
Governor (List)	Mohammed Danjuma Goje (PDP)
Date Created	1 October 1996
Capital	Gombe
Area	18,768 km² Ranked 21st
Population 1991 Census 2005 est.	Ranked 33rd N/A 2,448,236
ISO 3166-2	NG-GO

Gombe is a state in north-eastern Nigeria, with its capital at Gombe. The following table presents a listing of Nigerian state nicknames. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1869x1658, 57 KB)one of the States of Nigeria Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... The following table presents a listing of Nigerias state governors. ... This is a list of Gombe State leaders: See also Nigeria States of Nigeria List of Nigerian state governors Category: ... Mohammed Danjuma Goje has been governor of Gombe State in Nigeria since 29 May 2003. ... The Peoples Democratic Party is a centrist political party in Nigeria. ... The following table presents a listing of Nigerias states and the dates of their creation. ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The following is a list of Nigerian State capitals. ... Gombe can refer to Gombe State, Nigeria Gombe town, the calital of Gombe State, Nigeria. ... -1... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... The following table presents a listing of Nigerias 36 states ranked in order of their surface area. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The following table presents a listing of Nigerias 36 states ranked in order of their total population (based on 2005 population estimates). ... ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard. ... Location of Gombe in Nigeria Gombe is a city in northeastern Nigeria. ...

Gombe State, called the 'Jewel in the Savannah', was formed in October 1996 from part of the old Bauchi State by the Abacha military government. The state has an area of 20,265 km² and a population of around 1.8 million. 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Bauchi State is a state in northern Nigeria. ... Abacha General Sani Abacha (20 September 1943 - 8 June 1998) was the military dictator of Nigeria from 1993 to 1998. ...

States of Nigeria
Abia | Abuja Federal Capital Territory | Adamawa | Akwa Ibom | Anambra | Bauchi | Bayelsa | Benue | Borno | Cross River | Delta | Ebonyi | Edo | Ekiti | Enugu | Gombe | Imo | Jigawa | Kaduna | Kano | Katsina | Kebbi | Kogi | Kwara | Lagos | Nassarawa | Niger | Ogun | Ondo | Osun | Oyo | Plateau | Rivers | Sokoto | Taraba | Yobe | Zamfara

Nigeria is currently divided into 36 states and 1 territory. ... Download high resolution version (1600x800, 1 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Abia State, Nigeria, is a state in southeastern Nigeria. ... The Federal Capital Territory is the home of Abuja, the capital of Nigeria. ... Adamawa is a state in northeastern Nigeria, with its capital at Yola, Nigeria. ... Akwa Ibom is a state in Nigeria. ... Anambra is a state in east-central Nigeria. ... Bauchi State is a state in northern Nigeria. ... Bayelsa State is a state in southern Nigeria, on the coast and between Delta State and Rivers State. ... Benue is a state in eastern Nigeria. ... Borno State is a state in north-eastern Nigeria. ... Cross River is a state in southeastern Nigeria. ... Delta State is a state in Nigeria, named for the delta of the river Niger. ... Ebonyi State is an inland south-eastern state of Nigeria, populated primarily by Igbos. ... Edo State is a state in Nigeria. ... Ekiti State is an inland south-western state of Nigeria. ... Enugu State is an inland state in southeastern Nigeria. ... Imo is a state in Nigeria. ... Jigawa State is a state in central northern Nigeria. ... Kaduna State is a state in central northern Nigeria. ... Kano State is a state located in north-central Nigeria. ... Katsina State is a state in northern Nigeria. ... Kebbi State is a state in north-western Nigeria. ... Kogi is a state in the north-central zone of Nigeria. ... Kwara State is a state in western Nigeria. ... Lagos State, Nigeria was created on May 27, 1967. ... Nassarawa State is a state in central Nigeria. ... Ogun State is a state in South-western Nigeria. ... Ondo State, Nigeria was created on February 3, 1976 from the former Western region. ... Osun State is an inland state in south-western Nigeria. ... Oyo State is an inland state in south-western Nigeria, with its capital at Ibadan. ... Plateau State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. ... Rivers State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. ... Sokoto State is a state in north-western Nigeria. ... Taraba is a state of Nigeria, named after the Taraba River which traverses the southern part of the state. ... Yobe State, a mainly agricultural state, is located in Northern Nigeria. ... Zamfara State is a state in Nigeria. ...

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