Gujba

Gujba
LGA
Gujba Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 11°29′52″N 11°55′51″E / 11.49778°N 11.93083°ECoordinates: 11°29′52″N 11°55′51″E / 11.49778°N 11.93083°E
Country	Nigeria
State	Yobe State
Area
• Total	3,239 km^2 (1,251 sq mi)
Population (2006 census)
• Total	130,088
Time zone	WAT (UTC+1)
3-digit postal code prefix	621
ISO 3166 code	NG.YO.GJ

Gujba is a Local Government Area in Yobe State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Buni Yadi at 11°16′08″N 11°55′49″E / 11.26889°N 11.93028°E towards the south of the area; the eponymous town of Gujba lies in the north of the area.

It has an area of 3,239 km² (1,251 sq mi) and a population of 130,088 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 621.^[1]

Emirate

Gujba was traditionally, part of the Bornu Empire, and was noted as a center of commerce and learning.^[2] In the early 19th century it came under Fulani control, and eventually became part of the Fika Emirate.^[3] On 6 January 2000 the governor of Yobe State, Bukar Abba Ibrahim, restructured the state into 13 Emirates, including the newly created Gujba Emirate. The Emir of Fika protested and brought court action, but eventually acquiesced.^[4] Mai Shettima Muktar Ibn Ali Gangaram, a former civil servant, was appointed the first Emir of Gujba on 3 June 2000.^[5]

See also

• Gujba Forest Reserve

References

1. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
2. Hamza Idris (3 May 2009). "Behold, the New Dan Masanin Gujba". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
3. Professor Kyari Tijani (December 2009). "MISSAU EMIRATE IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE". University of Maiduguri. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
4. Ola Amupitan (August 2002). "Potiskum's Challenge to Damaturu as Yobe Capital". Fika Online. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
5. "Emirs of Machina, Damaturu, Gujba and Gazargamu of Yobe State". Kanuri Studies Association. Retrieved 2010-09-02.