# Silame

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{{Use Nigerian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name          = Silame
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| subdivision_type       = Country
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| subdivision_type1      = [State](/source/States_of_Nigeria)
| subdivision_name1      = [Sokoto State](/source/Sokoto_State)
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| 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>
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| area_total_km2         = 790
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| population_total       = 104,378
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| postal_code            = 853
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'''Silame''' is a [Local Government Area](/source/Local_Government_Areas_of_Nigeria) in [Sokoto State](/source/Sokoto_State), [Nigeria](/source/Nigeria). Its headquarters is in the town of Silame, on the [Sokoto River](/source/Sokoto_River).

It has an area of 790&nbsp;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](/source/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>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{LGAs and communities of Sokoto State}}

Category:Local government areas in Sokoto State

{{Sokoto-geo-stub}}

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