LGA in Yobe State, Nigeria
| Nguru | |
|---|---|
| LGA | |
 Nguru River Bank, Yobe State | |
  NguruLocation in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 12°52′45″N 10°27′09″E / 12.87917°N 10.45250°E / 12.87917; 10.45250 | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Yobe State |
| Government | |
| • Local Government Chairman | Modu Kachalla (APC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 916 km (354 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 270,632 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| 3-digit postal code prefix | 630 |
| ISO 3166 code | NG.YO.NG |
Nguru (or N'Gourou) is a Local Government Area in Yobe State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Nguru near the Hadejia River at 12°52′45″N 10°27′09″E / 12.87917°N 10.45250°E / 12.87917; 10.45250.
It has an area of 916 km and a population of 270,632 at the local government there is college of education and legal studies.
The postal code of the area is 630.
The town probably dates from around the 15th century. There is a variety of landscape types in the area, including the protected Hadejia-Nguru wetlands of Nguru Lake, and the "Sand Dunes", a semi-desert area.
Climate
| Climate data for Nguru, Nigeria (1951–1960, precipitation 1947–1970) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 39.0 (102.2) |
41.0 (105.8) |
43.0 (109.4) |
44.0 (111.2) |
43.5 (110.3) |
41.5 (106.7) |
38.5 (101.3) |
35.5 (95.9) |
38.0 (100.4) |
39.5 (103.1) |
39.0 (102.2) |
38.0 (100.4) |
44.0 (111.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.0 (87.8) |
33.9 (93.0) |
38.0 (100.4) |
40.1 (104.2) |
39.2 (102.6) |
36.8 (98.2) |
32.4 (90.3) |
30.6 (87.1) |
32.4 (90.3) |
35.9 (96.6) |
35.2 (95.4) |
31.4 (88.5) |
34.7 (94.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 21.8 (71.2) |
24.2 (75.6) |
28.4 (83.1) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.7 (89.1) |
30.4 (86.7) |
27.4 (81.3) |
26.2 (79.2) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.9 (82.2) |
25.9 (78.6) |
22.4 (72.3) |
27.0 (80.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 12.7 (54.9) |
14.4 (57.9) |
18.9 (66.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.0 (75.2) |
22.5 (72.5) |
21.8 (71.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
19.9 (67.8) |
16.6 (61.9) |
13.3 (55.9) |
19.3 (66.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 5.5 (41.9) |
6.0 (42.8) |
11.0 (51.8) |
12.0 (53.6) |
17.0 (62.6) |
18.0 (64.4) |
19.0 (66.2) |
18.0 (64.4) |
17.0 (62.6) |
13.5 (56.3) |
10.5 (50.9) |
5.0 (41.0) |
5.0 (41.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
2 (0.1) |
27 (1.1) |
65 (2.6) |
140 (5.5) |
210 (8.3) |
83 (3.3) |
9 (0.4) |
2 (0.1) |
0 (0) |
538 (21.2) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.3 mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| Average relative humidity (%) (at 07:00 LST) | 37 | 34 | 32 | 38 | 61 | 74 | 86 | 92 | 91 | 74 | 42 | 40 | 58 |
| Source: Deutscher Wetterdienst | |||||||||||||
Transport
Nguru is the terminus of the Western Railway of Nigeria.
See also
See also
References
- "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- "Klimatafel von Nguru / Nigeria" (PDF). Baseline climate means (1961-1990) from stations all over the world (in German). Deutscher Wetterdienst. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
| Yobe State | ||
|---|---|---|
| State capital: Damaturu | ||
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