Bauchi

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Bauchi is a prominent city in northeastern Nigeria that serves as the capital of Bauchi State and a key commercial and administrative center in the region.

Aliases (1)

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf city
administrativeRole local government headquarters
state capital
climate tropical savanna climate
climateClassification Aw (Köppen)
continent Africa
country Nigeria
distanceFrom about 120 km from Jos
about 133 km from Gombe
elevation about 616 metres above sea level
ethnicGroup Fulani
Gerawa
Hausa people
surface form: "Hausa"

Sayawa
governingBody Bauchi Local Government Council
hasAirport Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport
hasHospital Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital
hasInstitution Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic
Bauchi State University (campus presence)
College of Education, Azare (regional linkage)
hasMarket Muda Lawal Market
Wunti Market
hasStadium Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium
hasTraditionalInstitution Emir of Bauchi
hasTransport road network
isCapitalOf Bauchi State NERFINISHED
isSeatOf Bauchi State
surface form: "Bauchi State Government"
languageSpoken English
Hausa
locatedIn Bauchi State NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Northeastern Nigeria
majorEconomicActivity agriculture
services
trade
namedAfter Bauchi Emirate
nearbyAttraction Yankari National Park
populationEstimate hundreds of thousands
postalCodePrefix 740
region Northern Nigeria NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
Islam
roadConnection A3 highway
A345 highway
role administrative centre
commercial centre
subdivisionType Local Government Area
timeZone West Africa Time (WAT)
surface form: "West Africa Time"
utcOffset +1

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bauchi State capital Bauchi
Bauchi State largestCity Bauchi
Durbar festival location Bauchi
Bauchi State namedAfter Bauchi
this entity surface form: "Bauchi (city)"

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