Yobe State

For other uses, see Yobe (disambiguation).

Yobe
State
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Nicknames:  Pride of the Sahel
Location of Yobe State in Nigeria
Coordinates: 12°00′N 11°30′E
Country	Nigeria
LGAs	17
Date created	27 August 1991
Capital	Damaturu
Government
• Body	Government of Yobe State
• Governor (List)	Mai Mala Buni (APC)
• Deputy Governor	Idi Barde Gubana (APC)
• Legislature	Yobe State House of Assembly
• Senators	E: Musa Mustapha (APC) N: Ahmed Lawan (APC) S: Ibrahim Mohammed Bomai (APC)
• Representatives	List
Area
• Total	45,502 km2 (17,568 sq mi)
• Rank	6th of 36
Population  (2006 census)
• Total	2,321,339
• Estimate  (2022)	3,649,600
• Rank	32nd of 36
• Density	51.016/km2 (132.13/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)
• Year	2021
• Total	$7.05 billion 36th of 36
• Per capita	$1,797 35th of 36
Time zone	UTC+01 (WAT)
postal code	620001
ISO 3166 code	NG-YO
HDI (2022)	0.439 low · 31st of 37

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Yobe (Listen^ⓘ) is a state located in northeastern Nigeria. A mainly agricultural state, it was created on 27 August 1991. Yobe State was carved out of Borno State. The capital of Yobe State is Damaturu, and its largest city by population is Potiskum, while the largest by land area is Fune. The Potiskum local government area is a place of farmers and marketers; one of the largest cattle markets in Africa is located in Potiskum.