Fufore

Fufore Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Nigeria.[2]

Fufore
LGA
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Map of Adamawa State highlighting Fufore
Fufore is located in Nigeria
Fufore
Fufore
Coordinates: 9°13′N 12°39′E
Country Nigeria
StateAdamawa State
Government
 • TypeLocal government area
 • SenatorAbbas Aminu Iya
 • RepresentativeAliyu Wakili Boya
Area
 • Land1,996 sq mi (5,169 km2)
Highest elevation
(Gurga)
2,969 ft (905 m)
Lowest elevation
778 ft (237 m)
Population
 (2006)[1]
 • Total301,624
Time zoneUTC+1 (West Africa Time)

Geography

The Bagale and Shaffa Jauole lakes, two well-known lakes located inside the borders of Fufore LGA, with an average temperature of 34 °C. In Fufore LGA, there is an average of 18% humidity and 10 km/h of average wind speed.[3][4]

Economy

With crops like millet, rice, beans, soyabeans, and sorghum produced in the region, farming is the primary profession of the people of Fufore local government area. The Gurin cattle market is only one of the several markets in the LGA that serve as viable platforms for locals to trade a variety of commodities and services, illustrating how trade is thriving there as well.[5] [6]

Languages

The languages spoken in Fufore LGA are:[7][1]

Displaced people

In 2014, people fleeing violence in Gwoza built a new town in Fufore, at the existing hamlet of Daware (or Damare), off the Yola-Mubi highway. "The condition given for their stay in Daware was that no temporary tents will be erected as the new residents have been allotted both farm and building plots to begin normal life."[8] A school was set up at Damare Camp for the children, with teachers volunteering from the Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola, and American University of Nigeria, Yola.[9]

References
  1. "Fufore, Adamawa, Nigeria - Population and Demographics". city-facts.com.
  2. "Fufore, Nigeria - Facts and information on Fufore". Nigeria.Places-in-the-world.com. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  3. "Fufore Local Government Area". www.manpower.com.ng. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  4. "Fufore, Adamawa, Nigeria - City, Town and Village of the world". en.db-city.com. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  5. Suleiman, I. J.; Umar, M. R. (2020). "Farmers Contribution to Agriculture in Rural Development of Fufore Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Nigeria". Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology: 156–167. doi:10.9734/ajaees/2020/v38i930418. S2CID 225132074.
  6. Usman, Jalaludeen; Zalkuwi, Jimjel; Hamman, U. M. Bakari and Musa (2015-02-17). "Economics of White Maize Production in Fufore Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Nigeria". International Journal of Scientific Research and Management (IJSRM). 3 (2). ISSN 2321-3418.
  7. "Nigeria - Languages". Ethnologue, 22d edition. Feb 2019.
  8. Wale Odunsi (November 25, 2014). "Aftermath of Boko Haram Attacks: Victims Build New Town in Adamawa". DailyPost Nigeria. Archived from the original on 2015-01-18.
  9. "Adamawa establishes school for displaced persons - Arewa". Archived from the original on 2015-06-19. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
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