# Gamawa

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LGA and town in Bauchi State, Nigeria

Gamawa LGA and town Gamawa Emir's Palace Interactive map of Gamawa Gamawa Location in Nigeria Coordinates: 12°08′N 10°32′E / 12.133°N 10.533°E / 12.133; 10.533 Country Nigeria State Bauchi State Government • Local Government Chairman Madaki Ahmed Gololo [1] Area • Total 2,925 km2 (1,129 sq mi) Population (2006 census) • Total 286,388 Time zone UTC+1 (WAT) 3-digit postal code prefix 752 ISO 3166 code NG.BA.GM

**Gamawa**[Listen](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a2/Gamawa.ogg/Gamawa.ogg.mp3)[ⓘ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gamawa.ogg) is a [Local Government Area](/source/Local_Government_Areas_of_Nigeria) of [Bauchi State](/source/Bauchi_State), [Nigeria](/source/Nigeria), bordering [Yobe State](/source/Yobe_State) in the east and Dambam in the south. Its headquarters are in the town of Gamawa.

It has an area of 2,925 km2 and a population of 286,388 at the 2006 census.

The predominant [ethnic group](/source/Ethnic_group) in the area are the [Fulani](/source/Fulani) and the [Karai-Karai](/source/Karai-Karai_(language)) living in the east.[2]

The [postal code](/source/Postal_code) of the area is 752.[3]

## Climate

The rainy season in Gamawa is typically hot, humid, and generally cloudy, whereas the dry season is hot and partly cloudy.[4][5]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["LG Chairmen, PWDs, Others Make Inputs Into Bauchi 2025 Proposed Budget"](https://www.bauchistate.gov.ng/lg-chairmen-pwds-others-make-inputs-into-bauchi-2025-proposed-budget/). Retrieved 2025-01-28.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-NImaps_2-0)** ["State maps"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100501135814/http://www.nigerianstat.gov.ng/index.php/pages/nigerianMap). Nigerian National Bureau of Statistics. Archived from [the original](http://www.nigerianstat.gov.ng/index.php/pages/nigerianMap) on 2010-05-01. Retrieved 2010-05-19.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Post Offices- with map of LGA"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121126042849/http://www.nipost.gov.ng/postcode.aspx). NIPOST. Archived from [the original](http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx) on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Gamawa Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark"](https://weatherspark.com/y/65608/Average-Weather-in-Gamawa-Nigeria-Year-Round#:~:text=In%20Gamawa,%20the%20wet%20season,or%20above%20109%C2%B0F.). *weatherspark.com*. Retrieved 2023-08-31.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Gamawa, Bauchi, NG Climate Zone, Monthly Averages, Historical Weather Data"](https://tcktcktck.org/nigeria/bauchi/gamawa). *tcktcktck.org*. Retrieved 2023-08-31.

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