Adamawa State

E72208
state in Nigeria

Adamawa State is a largely agrarian and culturally diverse state in northeastern Nigeria, bordering Cameroon and known for its savannah landscapes and ethnic plurality.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Adamawa Emirate 1
Adamawa Emirate area 1
Adamawa State Government (seat) 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf state in Nigeria ⓘ
borders Cameroon ⓘ
capital Yola ⓘ
climate Tropical savannah climate ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
createdFrom Taraba State ⓘ
surface form: Gongola State
createdOn 1991-08-27 ⓘ
geographicalRegion Savannah ⓘ
hasBorderState Borno State NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cameroon ⓘ
Gombe State ⓘ
Taraba State ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity cattle rearing ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ
trading ⓘ
hasInstitution American University of Nigeria ⓘ
hasLocalGovernmentAreas 21 ⓘ
hasMajorCrop cowpea ⓘ
groundnut ⓘ
maize ⓘ
millet ⓘ
rice ⓘ
sorghum ⓘ
hasMajorEthnicGroup Bachama ⓘ
Batta ⓘ
Chamba ⓘ
Fulani ⓘ
Hausa people ⓘ
surface form: Hausa

Higgi ⓘ
Kilba ⓘ
Longuda ⓘ
Margi ⓘ
Verre ⓘ
hasReligion Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
African traditional religion ⓘ
surface form: Traditional African religions
hasRiver Benue River ⓘ
Gongola River ⓘ
hasTraditionalRulerTitle Lamido of Adamawa ⓘ
hasUniversity Modibbo Adama University ⓘ
isAgrarian true ⓘ
isoCode NG-AD ⓘ
knownFor ethnic plurality ⓘ
savannah landscapes ⓘ
largestCity Yola ⓘ
locatedIn Northeast Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter Adamawa Emirate ⓘ
officialLanguage English ⓘ
postalCodePrefix 64 ⓘ
timeZone West Africa Time (WAT) ⓘ
surface form: West Africa Time
utcOffset +1 ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

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

Yola → capitalOf → Adamawa State ⓘ
Yola → hasExecutiveBody → Adamawa State ⓘ
this entity surface form: Adamawa State Government (seat)
Yola → hasJudicialBody → Adamawa State ⓘ
this entity surface form: Adamawa State judiciary (seat)
Sokoto Caliphate → hasPart → Adamawa State ⓘ
this entity surface form: Adamawa Emirate
Northern Nigeria → hasState → Adamawa State ⓘ
Middle Belt → includesState → Adamawa State ⓘ
Yola → locatedIn → Adamawa State ⓘ
Boko Haram insurgency → location → Adamawa State ⓘ
Yola → region → Adamawa State ⓘ
this entity surface form: Adamawa Emirate area