Gombe State
Gombe is a state in Nigeria's North East geopolitical zone.
- Capital
- Gombe
- Population
- 4.1M
- Total area
- 17,485 km²
- LGAs
- 11
- House Reps (total)
- 6
- IGR (2024)
- ₦20.7B
- Capital
- Gombe
- Population
- 4.1M
- 2023 estimate
- Land area
- 17,485 km²
- LGAs
- 11
- Senate seats
- 3
- IGR (2024)
- ₦20.7B
- internally generated revenue
Sub-national administrative units
Local government areas (11)
11 constitutional tier-3 units
Geopolitical synthesis
Gombe in the federation
Gombe is a state in Nigeria's North East geopolitical zone.
Bordering territories & maritime boundaries
- Land bordersAdamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Taraba, Yobe
Quick facts
- Date created
- 1996
- Known as
- Jewel in the Savannah
- Population
- ~4,100,000
- Climate classification
- Tropical Wet & Dry / Savanna
- LGAs
- 11
- Distance to Abuja
- 465 km
Languages, stories and places to explore
Languages spoken
Major cities
Gombe · Kaltungo · Billiri
What to explore · learn
Gombe's nickname reflects its savanna landscape and relatively recent emergence as a state, created in 1996 from Bauchi State.
Gombe Emirate was founded in the early 1800s by Buba Yero during the Sokoto jihad.
GombeThe Tangale of Billiri and Kaltungo are led by the Mai Tangale, alongside the neighbouring Waja.
Billiri
Cultural groups & homelands
Tangale and Waja
4 LGAsTangale (Billiri, Kaltungo) and Waja (Balanga, Shongom) communities of southern Gombe State.
Cultural institutions
The Tangale of Billiri and Kaltungo are led by the Mai Tangale, alongside the neighbouring Waja.
Billiri
Metro areas
Gombe Metropolis
Gombe State's capital, a modern administrative city created as state capital in 1996.