Nafada
About
Nafada is a town and one of the eleven Local Government Areas of Gombe State in northern Nigeria. It lies on the Gongola River, which traverses the area, and covers 1,586 square kilometres according to the 2006 census, which recorded a population of 138,185. The LGA is divided into ten wards and is administered from the town of Nafada. Its economy includes marketplaces such as the Donfa market, farming, ceramics, handicrafts, livestock, and mineral resources such as gypsum and limestone.
History
Nafada is located in the traditional land of the Bole people. It was the capital of the Gombe Emirate from 1913 to 1919, after which the Gombe Emirate was moved to Doma, later renamed Gombe. Nafada is one of the eleven Local Government Areas of Gombe State. Its administrative headquarters is at the town of Nafada, and it falls under the Gombe North senatorial district, forming a federal constituency with Dukku LGA.
Source: Wikipedia: Nafada
Key Facts
State
Gombe State
Headquarters
Nafada
Chairman
Hon. Musa Abubakar
Area
1,586 km²
Population
138,185