Yobe State

Yobe
State
Nicknames:  Pride of the Sahel
Location of Yobe State in Nigeria
Coordinates: 12°00′N 11°30′E / 12.000°N 11.500°E / 12.000; 11.500
Country	Nigeria
Date created	27 August 1991
Capital	Damaturu
Government
• Governor (List)	Mai Mala Buni (APC)
• Deputy Governor	Idi Barde Gubana
• Senators	Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan Ibrahim Gaidam Ibrahim Mohammed Bomoi
Area
• Total	45,502 km2 (17,568 sq mi)
• Rank	6th of 36
Population  (2006 census)
• Total	2,321,339
• Estimate  (2011)	2,757,000
• Rank	32nd of 36
GDP (PPP)
• Year	2007
• Total	$2.01 billion
• Per capita	$843
Time zone	UTC+01 (WAT)
postal code	320001
ISO 3166 code	NG-YO
HDI (2018)	0.365 low · 35th of 37

Yobe is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. The capital is Damaturu. It was created on 27 August 1991.

Local government areas

The state consists of 17 local government areas including:

References

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