Silame

{{Use Nigerian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Silame | native_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = LGA and town | motto = | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_caption = | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_seal = | seal_size = | image_map = | mapsize = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Nigeria | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_map_caption = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Nigeria}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Sokoto State | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = Local Government Chairman | leader_name = Abubakar Mohammed Daftarana <ref>{{Cite web| url = https://naijadetails.com/lga-in-sokoto-state-chairmen/ | title = Complete List Of LGAs In Sokoto State And Chairmen | access-date = 2025-01-29}}</ref> | established_title = | established_date = | area_magnitude = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 790 | area_land_km2 = | population_as_of = 2006 | population_footnotes = | population_note = | population_total = 104,378 | population_density_km2 = | timezone = WAT | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | coordinates = {{coord|13|2|N|4|51|E|region:NG|display=inline,title}} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 8 | mapframe-wikidata = yes | mapframe-marker = village | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = | postal_code_type = 3-digit postal code prefix | postal_code = 853 | area_code = | iso_code = NG.SO.SI | website = | footnotes = }} '''Silame''' is a Local Government Area in Sokoto State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Silame, on the Sokoto River.

It has an area of 790 km{{sup|2}} and a population of 104,378 at the 2006 census.<ref>[http://www.statoids.com/yng.html HASC, population, area and Headquarters Statoids]</ref>

The postal code of the area is 853.<ref>{{cite web | title = Post Offices- with map of LGA | publisher = NIPOST | url = http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx | accessdate = 2009-10-20 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20091007011423/http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx | archivedate = 2009-10-07 }}</ref>

== Climate == There is a wet season that is hot and oppressive and a dry season that is hot and partly cloudy throughout the year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Silame Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark |url=https://weatherspark.com/y/50104/Average-Weather-in-Silame-Nigeria-Year-Round |access-date=2023-09-01 |website=weatherspark.com |language=en}}</ref>

Silame's climate is changing dramatically as a result of climate change, with the region experiencing a shift toward warmer, more consistent temperatures.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Climate Change Silame |url=https://www.meteoblue.com/en/climate-change/silame_nigeria_2323013 |access-date=2023-10-22 |website=meteoblue |language=en}}</ref>

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Category:Local government areas in Sokoto State